Notes on software engineering, AI integration, career, and craft by Ralph Jonas Mungcal.https://ralphjonas.com/enhttps://ralphjonas.com/blog/claude-skills-that-changed-my-workflow/https://ralphjonas.com/blog/claude-skills-that-changed-my-workflow/The Claude skills I actually use daily — document, engineering, data, and productivity — and why they cut the prompting tax.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTaideveloper-workflowproductivityhttps://ralphjonas.com/blog/i-set-up-ai-agents-to-build-features-for-my-projects-heres-what-happened/https://ralphjonas.com/blog/i-set-up-ai-agents-to-build-features-for-my-projects-heres-what-happened/One week running PaperclipAI, Hermes, and Slack-native agents across my projects. What worked, what didn't, and what I'm still watching.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTaiagentsdeveloper-workflowhttps://ralphjonas.com/blog/how-to-become-ai-native/https://ralphjonas.com/blog/how-to-become-ai-native/AI-augmented bolts AI onto yesterday's workflow. AI-native rebuilds the workflow around AI. The five levels, and the jump most people never make.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTaicareerdeveloper-workflowhttps://ralphjonas.com/blog/software-engineer-interviews/https://ralphjonas.com/blog/software-engineer-interviews/Why LeetCode-style interviews miss the signal in 2026, and the take-home plus pair-build format I use to hire engineers who actually ship.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThiringinterviewsaihttps://ralphjonas.com/blog/software-time/https://ralphjonas.com/blog/software-time/Engineers don't have a time problem — we have a context-switching problem. How AI tools compress the overhead so the judgment layer gets the time it deserves.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTaiproductivitydeveloper-workflowhttps://ralphjonas.com/blog/productivity-vs-craft/https://ralphjonas.com/blog/productivity-vs-craft/The tension between shipping fast and shipping well. How to tell when code is scaffolding versus load-bearing, and why it matters for tech leads.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTcraftleadershipengineeringhttps://ralphjonas.com/blog/gcp-secrets/https://ralphjonas.com/blog/gcp-secrets/A field guide to using Secret Manager with Google Cloud Build. How to avoid hardcoded credentials, the YAML setup that works, and the IAM gotchas.Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTgcpdevopssecurityhttps://ralphjonas.com/blog/what-is-a-tech-lead/https://ralphjonas.com/blog/what-is-a-tech-lead/What a tech lead actually does day-to-day, the three hats you wear, and the leader, developer, and architect skills the role demands.Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTleadershipcareertech-leadhttps://ralphjonas.com/blog/discipline-over-motivation/https://ralphjonas.com/blog/discipline-over-motivation/Motivation is perishable. Discipline is the fire that keeps you moving toward your goals — especially when you don't feel like it.Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMTcareermotivationhttps://ralphjonas.com/blog/google-cloud-developer-certification-guide/https://ralphjonas.com/blog/google-cloud-developer-certification-guide/How I passed the Google Cloud Developer Certification with only one year of GCP experience. Three tips that made the difference.Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMTgcpcertificationcloud