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LatestMay 28Smith: the coding agent learning to own my SDLCAsk anything about the work — stack, availability, what's shipped.
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Smith: the coding agent learning to own my SDLC
The goal isn't an AI that helps me code. It's an agent that owns the development lifecycle — design, test, implement, review, ship — driven from a Kanban board, with as little of me in the loop as I can responsibly remove. Here's where Smith is today, and where he's going.
Filed · May 28, 2026Read on ↗ - § 02field notesessay
Apache Airflow — what it is and how we use it on paiddaily.io
Apache Airflow is the batch scheduler behind paiddaily.io's 44 data pipelines. What it does, why we picked it, and the two DAG patterns that keep the dashboard data fresh.
Filed · May 27, 2026Read on ↗ - § 03field notesessay
The Airflow DAGs that run paiddaily.io
paiddaily.io is a trading dashboard backed by Airflow DAGs across three DeFi protocols. This is the full architecture — what each DAG does, how fast it runs, and how data flows from chain to screen.
Filed · May 27, 2026Read on ↗