The Generative Programmer | Bilgin Ibryam | Substack

For software builders: the emerging patterns in coding, architecture, and product development in the age of generative AI. Click to read The Generative Programmer, by Bilgin Ibryam, a Substack publication.

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The Generative Programmer | Bilgin Ibryam | Substack · Sep 13, 2026

GENERATIVE AI AND FOUNDATION MODELS

I Ran One Draft Through Four Anti-Slop Skills

Same draft, four editing policies. The difference was where each skill looked: the whole piece, the paragraph, or the sentence and individual words.

The Generative Programmer | Bilgin Ibryam | Substack · Jul 12, 2026

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

5 Software Disciplines That Keep AI Skills From Rotting

Skills are reusable units of agent context, so they can decay like code. Here are five engineering practices that keep them alive.

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The Generative Programmer | Bilgin Ibryam | Substack · Jun 28, 2026

DEV OPS AND SITE RELIABILITY

10 Claude Code Steering Mechanisms That Stop Agents From Ignoring Instructions

A practical map for choosing between memory, rules, skills, hooks, permissions, subagents, output styles, and MCP.

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The Generative Programmer | Bilgin Ibryam | Substack · Dec 07, 2025

GENERATIVE AI AND FOUNDATION MODELS

🤖 Generative Programmer | Issue #17

Curated insights, tools, and techniques for AI-assisted development and building agentic systems

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