Ai on Jake Worth

Projects & Talks

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Projects

One of my goals is to launch at least one new project every year. I’m making small bets and staying comfortable with failure.

2026

Yes, It’s a Problem: An OpenAI-powered hobby application that confirms all your fears.

2025

Don’t Stay Stuck: A Debugging Guide for Rising Engineers. Debugging is one of the most difficult programming skills. It’s also a skill you can learn, and that’s the purpose of this guide.

Cursor on Current Directory

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:39:58 -0400

To load Cursor with context of the current directory, use:

cursor .

AI Policy

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This page summarizes my usage of LLMs (“AI”) on this website.

"What's Wrong With This Idea?"

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:43:43 -0500

One of my favorite problem-solving questions is: “What’s wrong with this idea?” It drives the conversation away from why the idea might work, and toward why it might fail. That perspective is invaluable when building.

Building with MCP, for Real

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:23:29 -0500

This year I built several Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to support ongoing R&D. Here’s my report.

MCP Stdio and Stdout

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:33:06 -0500

In MCP server code using stdio, you can’t use any functions that print to stdout.

Learning JavaScript Promises the Feynman Way

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:08:06 -0400

Want to learn a tricky topic and sharpen your learning skills at the same time? In this post, I’ll use the Feynman Learning Technique— a method of learning complex things by explaining them simply— with a sprinkle of LLM magic, to deepen my understanding of JavaScript promises.

Does ChatGPT Mean Software Engineering Is Over?

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Here’s an argument that’s gaining momentum in my field: AI will eliminate or greatly reduce the programming profession.