The Second Opinion

A reassuring amount of independent advice.

9 hrs ago • Stephen Gruppetta

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Notes from the Near Future • The Permanently Curious Stack

The Python Coding Stack today becomes... Notes from the Near Future, The Permanently Curious Stack • Keeping up with the times, or staying just a bit…

Nov 1 • Stephen Gruppetta

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October 2026

Thoroughly Checked

These figures look surprisingly good.

Oct 31 • Stephen Gruppetta

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3. How can words turn into actions?

Agents Unpacked • Chapter 3: A tool request can look right and still ask for the wrong thing.

Oct 29 • Stephen Gruppetta

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A New Price Without Breaking the Old One • The O in SOLID

The Open–Closed Principle • 2 of 5 in the SOLID Ideas Series

Oct 26 • Stephen Gruppetta

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2. Who actually does the work, the model or the software?

Agents Unpacked • Chapter 2: The model chooses, the tools act, and the harness connects them.

Oct 17 • Stephen Gruppetta

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1. What makes an AI agent different from a chatbot?

Agents Unpacked • Chapter 1: Tools let a system act, but who chooses what happens next?

Oct 10 • Stephen Gruppetta

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Stephen's Preface to Agents Unpacked

Real conversations about AI agents: what they are, how they work, and when they're useful

Oct 10 • Stephen Gruppetta

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Agents Unpacked • Table of Contents

Conversations about what AI agents are, how they work, and when they're useful. No programming knowledge required.

Oct 10 • Stephen Gruppetta

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September 2026

The Potion Shop That Does Too Much • The S in SOLID

The Single Responsibility Principle • 1 of 5 in the SOLID Ideas Series

Sep 28 • Stephen Gruppetta

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How I Code (Late 2026 Version)

Programming has changed. How I code now is different from a few months ago

Sep 6 • Stephen Gruppetta

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August 2026