Xavier Chanthavong - 2026-07-24
Why spec driven development fails
And how I've made it work better for me
Writing
My Posts
Xavier Chanthavong - 2026-06-25
The Five I's of Agentic Engineering
A simple framework for using AI agents to design high-quality software.
Xavier Chanthavong - 2026-05-14
Context Should Be Lazy
A case for lazy context, small AGENTS.md files, and using plain Markdown instead of skill sprawl.
Xavier Chanthavong - 2026-05-04
Greenfield Architecture
A practical workflow for using AI without giving up good greenfield decisions.
Xavier Chanthavong - 2026-02-11
The Next Generation of the User Experience
The Evolution of UX: Why Security is the New Engine of Innovation
Xavier Chanthavong - 2025-10-19
Arch Linux Installation
Every manual step I do to install Arch Linux.
Xavier Chanthavong - 2025-10-19
Settling into Arch Linux
My history with computers and developer tooling.
Xavier Chanthavong - 2025-08-31
Python Notebooks with uv and Neovim
Still not perfect, but it's getting better.
Xavier Chanthavong - 2025-08-10
The Accelerated Young Professional
One who leverages time into accelerated growth, allowing them to become highly effective at their craft much earlier than the norm.
Xavier Chanthavong - 2024-12-29
First Post
An introduction to this blog - why it exists