Daniel Volosov | Software Engineering Insights

Why Extreme Programming (XP) Matters More Than Ever in the Age of AI

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:58:00 -0500

Software development can be a turmoil of ever-changing variables. Requirements, technology, people, financials, direction of the industry—these are just a small part of a machine that has few constants. How we respond to change is a significant indicator of success on a personal, project, organizational, and industrial level. I will primarily focus on the project level in this post, but I think it’s important to get the gears turning on having larger discussions around change, especially at what I consider to be the inflection point of AI.

Doing More With Less: My 2026 Minimalism Goals

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:11:00 -0500

My desk was messy. My mind—cluttered.

We have reached the end of January 2026. I spent some time thinking about what to write about, and then the whole month went by. I explored my current thoughts on AI in the last blog, but my insight at the moment isn’t as deep as I’d like it to be. I think AI is a good thing, especially if you know how to use it. If you outsource all of your thinking, that may be a user issue. If you use it to supplement your thinking, then it can be very helpful. I could probably elaborate more, but this sums it up for now.

The AI Inflection Point: What It Means for Software Developers and Their Teams

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 11:55:00 -0500

Technology is an ever-evolving landscape—it always has been. Significant progress has been achieved rapidly in the development of Large Language Models (LLMs) and the use of agents to assist with development tasks. Yet, it has been some time since there was such a doom-and-gloom outlook on the future of many technology-oriented careers. I think that such an outlook is not healthy for one’s own development, and now, more than ever, it’s important to ride the wave into the future.