From Curiosity to Daily Tool
When ChatGPT first showed up, I treated it like a magic trick. I'd throw prompts at it to see what it could do, marvel for a minute, and move on. Somewhere in the year and a half since, that changed without my really noticing. On my own projects, on my own time, these tools stopped being a novelty and became part of how I actually work. Not a thing I test. A thing I reach for.
Why It Shapes Bank Technology
The core banking system keeps coming up as one of the biggest constraints on what's possible in bank technology. I have started to understand why.
How Teams Build Software from Idea to Deployment
I've worked on projects where there was no clear process, and the chaos is memorable. Features get built before anyone agrees on requirements. Testing happens as an afterthought. Deployments become fire drills. The Software Development Life Cycle exists to prevent exactly this kind of mess.
The SDLC is a structured approach to building software that breaks the work into distinct phases. Each phase has a purpose, produces specific deliverables, and sets up the next phase for success. Understanding how these phases connect has helped me see where my work fits in the bigger picture.
