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I Ran AI Agents Autonomously for 6 Months: An Honest Report
I ran my own AI agents autonomously for 6 months. In this process, I encountered successes, disappointments, technical details, and my cost analysis…
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What Does It Mean To Be 'Senior' In The Age of AI?
In the AI-transformed tech world, the meaning of 'senior' is changing. Experience, problem-solving, and workflow mastery are more important than prompt.
Career
The Heaviest AI Users Atrophy the Fastest: The Skill Atrophy Trap
I examine how over-reliance on AI tools dulls our professional skills, with examples from my 20 years of field experience. In the long run, this…
Career
Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was a Junior
5 critical lessons distilled from my 20 years of career experience, which I'd tell my junior self.
Life
My Account Was Hacked! 5 Things to Do in the Right Order in the First
When you realize your account has been hacked, you can minimize the damage by taking the right steps quickly, without panicking. Here's what you need to do in.
Life
The Maintenance Burden of Homelab Expansion
My experiences with the unexpected maintenance burdens and personal time costs encountered while expanding my homelab.
Tutorials
I Deleted Google Photos: All My Memories to My Own Server with Immich
I detailed my transition from Google Photos to Immich, the challenges I faced, and the specifics of photo management on my own server, step by step.
Career
How to Survive as a Developer in the Age of AI?
With 20 years of experience, I explain how developers should position themselves in the AI era, emphasizing the importance of technical depth and real.
Career
Will AI Make Developers Jobless? An Honest Answer
With 20 years of experience, I evaluate how AI will affect the future of developers and what the real risk is.
Career
No Longer a Bricklayer, You're the Foreman: The Quiet Evolution
The developer's role is quietly shifting from writing code to becoming a 'foreman' who holistically manages systems and workflows. This transformation.
Career
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From Eggdrop to AI Agents: It's Not Actually That New
AI agents, MCP, tool calling feel brand new — but to anyone who ran an Eggdrop bot on IRC, it's familiar. The real shift wasn't tech, but access to knowledge.
Life
From Fake SMS to e-Devlet Trap: Most Used in Turkey in 2026
As we enter 2026, I analyze the most common scam methods in Turkey through my own observations and experiences. e-Devlet links, fake SMS, and…
Technology
What is MCP and Why Did It Become 2026's Most Important AI Standard?
Exploring the Microservice Communication Protocol (MCP) standard, which solves the incompatibility problem between AI models, using a USB-C analogy and my own.
Career
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One Night a Storage System Died and Changed How I Think About Software
One night a storage system died and I realized the problem was never the disks — it was assuming nothing would fail. On assumptions, trust, and safety.
Career
The Price Tag of Self-Hosting: A Comparison with Cloud Costs
I compare the costs of self-hosting versus cloud computing based on my experiences. Real numbers, trade-offs, and which is more profitable in different.
Life
Coding with AI: Is It Blunting Developer Skills?
Is writing code with AI tools blunting our developer skills? I share my own experiences and thoughts on this topic.
Life
Coping with the Pressure of Constantly Learning New Things
With 20 years of tech experience, Mustafa Erbay shares ways to move forward without being crushed by the pressure of continuous learning.
Life
Technologies I've Thrown Away Over the Years
With 20 years of system architecture experience, I share the technologies I've deemed 'useless' in my career and why. A pragmatic perspective.
Technology
GPT-5.5, Claude, Gemini, or DeepSeek? LLMs Based on Workload
I analyze the performance of different LLM models based on their workloads. Comparing GPT-5.5, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek to help you choose the right.
Tutorials
Build Your Own AI Automation with n8n: Self-Hosted, No-Code Agent
Sharing my experience building self-hosted AI automations using n8n. Creating no-code agent flows, RAG, and multi-LLM integration steps.
Career
Two Distinct Software Developer Markets in Turkey: 95,000 TL vs.
Exploring the software developer salary gap in Turkey, the profound differences between the 95,000 TL and 175,000 TL levels, and the systemic reasons behind.
Life
5 Realities You Need to Know Before Starting a Homelab
Before deciding to set up a homelab, learn what awaits you in this exciting world from Mustafa Erbay's experiences. Costs, time, and…
Life
First Years in Software Engineering: The Anatomy of Adaptation
A deep dive into the adaptation process for newcomers to software engineering, the challenges they face, and practical solutions, with Mustafa Erbay's.
Technology
GitHub Copilot Now Charges Per Token: The Bill Shock
I examine the cost increases brought by GitHub Copilot's new token-based pricing model and the strategies I've developed to counter it.