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Between code and AI,and what comes next.
Thoughts, experiments, and tools around software development, artificial intelligence, and the web.
A personal blog by Metin Özkan — technical, curious, and not willing to accept the next hype without a closer look.
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Technical perspectives, honest progress notes, and things I learned while building.
Shadow Code: The AI Output Nobody Reviews
Shadow code appears when teams ship AI-generated output that nobody has fully reviewed, understood, or owned.
Read articleClean Code Was Always for Humans
Every style guide, naming convention, and architectural principle exists for the same reason: humans have to read the code. That assumption is starting to erode.
Read articleYour AI Coding Stack Ages Faster Than You Think
When AI coding results disappoint, the problem is often not the idea of AI assistance. It is the stale stack underneath: outdated IDEs, outdated plugins, and outdated model choices.
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What I write about.
The common thread is not a particular technology, but the question of how digital tools can be built and used well.
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Software development
Architecture, craft decisions, and everything that happens between clean code and software that actually runs.
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Artificial intelligence
Practical experiments, limitations, and experience with AI beyond the big promises.
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Tools & automation
Small tools, integrations, and workflows that make digital work a little better.
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Projects & tools
Formageddon and MangoClean: two tools for concrete tasks, with a look at their features and limitations.
Chrome Extension · AI
Formageddon
A browser extension that uses AI to understand forms and generate suitable test content. An experiment with browser automation, language models, and control over the result.
macOS App · SwiftUI
MangoClean
A native tool for understanding disk usage on your Mac. MangoClean analyzes caches and development artifacts and lets you review and select each finding before cleanup.
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I am Metin Özkan.
A software developer from Berlin. I work with web development, AI, automation, and the many decisions in between. On metinet.de, I document what I build, learn, and question.
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