Elio Struyf

In my sessions I use Demo Time to script every step. When I get to a Copilot prompt, I type it, let the audience see it, and then cancel before the response finishes. Responses can be slow, and I already know what I want to show next. So I cancel, open th

Earlier this week, I caught myself writing a blog post somewhere between asleep and awake. Not on a screen, but in that half-dream state where your mind drafts things you'd never sit down and type. The thought was, "I don't enjoy being a developer anymore

Since the rise of AI tools, I have been trying to build my own cycling coach. I use an app called Join , which uses AI to build a weekly training plan. I have been very happy with it for a long time, especially in autumn and winter when I mostly ride indo

Earlier this week, Microsoft was testing one of our solutions for marketplace review. As part of this, we had to ask for API permissions for a Microsoft service. We got an error saying they could not approve the Azure Storage API permissions because "the

On June 1, 2026, GitHub Copilot switched to metered token-based billing, and developers threatened to leave. The Register reported on the exodus . My own usage preview showed roughly €600 extra per month, and that was during a period when I was on holiday

As developers, we are always trying to find the most efficient way to build ship, and debug our code. Recently, I've been doing a lot of work in a gigantic monorepo for a customer-think 75+ sub-projects bundled into one repository. With such a massive cod

As a developer and avid cyclist, I am always curious about how data can improve my day-to-day life and training. For the longest time, my setup was pretty standard: a Garmin Edge on the bike for my workouts and an Apple Watch Ultra on my wrist for everyth

A while back, I wrote a post called Stop typing, start talking: How voice dictation changed my workflow , where I shared how I was shifting my workflow to use my voice more and more. At the time, I was still relying heavily on my main keyboard to trigger

I get this feeling a lot lately. I wake up with an idea, grab a coffee, open my editor, and thanks to the current generation of AI tools, I can have a working prototype before breakfast. The barrier to entry for software development hasn't just been lower

I must admit, the way I interact with my computer has changed drastically over the last few months. As developers, we are used to living on the keyboard. We learn shortcuts, we buy mechanical keyboards, and we pride ourselves on our typing speed. But rece