Further Reading & Resources
The landscape moves fast; these are the durable, primary sources worth following. Click any card to visit - each one opens in a new tab.
From the author
The guides, frameworks, tools, and side projects RJ builds and runs. Pick one and dive in.
Guides and frameworks
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intentengineering.dev
Intent Engineering consulting - aligning AI agents with business outcomes through governance, risk boundaries, and ROI metrics.
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ESModules.com
Master JavaScript's native module system - tutorials, live examples, and best practices for clean, reusable modular code.
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JSONL.rest
The JSON Lines reference - guides, specs, examples, and validation tools for streaming data, AI training sets, and logs.
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AIDLC.guru
The AI Development Life Cycle - a five-phase framework (Analyze, Ideate, Develop, Launch, Curate) for AI-native software delivery.
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TechDebt.fail
Turn invisible debt into visible ROI - proven ways to measure, communicate, and pay down technical debt, every figure sourced.
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InfraGap.com
When your laptop is not enough - a guide to Cloud Development Environments like Coder, Ona (formerly Gitpod), and GitHub Codespaces.
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NewStack.dev
The modern web stack, mapped - opinionated stack guides, a curated tool directory, cheatsheets, and head-to-head comparisons.
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NewStack.ai
The AI stack explained from A to Z - plain-English entries on LLMs, RAG, agents, MCP, inference, and evals.
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The RJL network
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rjl.ai
AI-native SDLC, shipped in production - operationalizing agentic AI across the full lifecycle, not in demos.
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rjl.dev
AI-native engineering leadership for hire - the agentic SDLC for growth-stage SaaS teams.
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rjl.guru
Fractional CTO services and AI consulting - strategy, AI integration, and legacy modernization for PE-backed and growth-stage companies.
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rjl.codes
RJLCustom404 - a free, zero-dependency JavaScript library that renders a complete, on-brand 404 page from one function call.
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rjl.link
RJ's links hub - every professional profile, site, and resource in one place.
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rjl.ninja
Executive software engineering leadership for the AI era - AI-native SDLC, agentic AI, platform modernization, and multi-cloud.
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rjl.io
Developer tools that just work - 30+ free utilities that run 100% in your browser, offline-capable, with no tracking.
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rjl.bio
RJ's bio - an engineering leader shipping agentic AI in regulated B2B SaaS. AI that ships, not AI theater.
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rjl.sh
RJL OS - an experimental terminal-style web interface with Matrix rain, boot sequences, and plenty of creative-coding fun.
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rjlsoftware.com
RJL Software - 30+ free Windows utilities and productivity tools, built since 1994.
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