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Keith Wedinger

Software engineer, craft šŸŗ nerd, šŸˆ, ⚽ and F1 šŸŽļø fan

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Boost Your Team’s Bus Factor: Creating Docs That Work

January 29, 2026

Introduction > TL;DR: Good documentation isn’t paperwork—it’s risk reduction, faster onboarding, fewer blockers, and a higher bus factor. This post shows what effective documentation looks like, how to avoid ā€œdead docs,ā€ and practical steps to build living docs your team will actually use. Who this is for - Software developers...

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From Weeks to Days: Rebuilding My Blog with Rails 8 and Cursor AI

December 19, 2025

I finally got around to rebuilding my personal site, jkwuc89.com. For years, this project sat on the back burner—I wanted a modern tech stack, but the thought of writing all the boilerplate code by hand was daunting. This time, I took a different approach. I used Cursor, an AI-powered code...

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How do I choose a presentation topic?

December 17, 2025

During my career, I've discussed presenting at conferences with several of my colleagues. During these conversations, I am often asked, "How do I choose an interesting topic?". I can certainly understand this question because speakers want to present something interesting to their audiences. So, how do you choose? I think...

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