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Notes on working with AI

What we are learning as we teach it. Practical, opinionated, and written for people who would rather build than theorise.

14 August 2026

AI Agents vs Automation: What Is the Difference?

The words get used interchangeably and they should not be. One follows rules you wrote; the other decides what to do next. Knowing which your problem needs saves a great deal of money and a great deal of debugging.

14 August 2026

Is Prompt Engineering Still Worth Learning?

Every few months someone declares prompt engineering dead. The job title probably is. The skill underneath it is quietly becoming something closer to literacy — here is the honest version of what changed and what did not.

14 August 2026

How to Write AI Prompts That Actually Work

Most prompt advice is a list of magic words to paste in. This is the part that actually matters — giving the model enough to work with, and knowing why a prompt failed so you can fix it rather than guess at a rewrite.