Why AI Slop Is a Human Problem
AI slop comes from skipped judgement, not from the tools themselves. Better review habits and real expertise are the fix, not abandoning AI altogether.
Hi, I'm Ivan Kahl
Software Engineer, Writer & AI Enthusiast
I'm a software engineer who learns in public. I write in-depth guides and share my perspectives on software and AI on my blog, YouTube and TikTok, and I've written 31 articles for 21 developer companies.
Featured Blog Posts
Beyond CRUD: A Practical Guide to Modeling Business Processes in REST APIs
Five patterns for modeling complex business processes in REST APIs, from nesting sub-resources to accepting RPC-style verbs when CRUD falls short.
8 NDepend Rules to Enforce Domain-Driven Design in .NET
Eight NDepend CQLinq rules automate Domain-Driven Design enforcement in .NET, protecting architectural boundaries, entities, and aggregate roots.
Decompiling the New C# 14 field Keyword
The IL code behind the C# 14 field keyword reveals how it removes property boilerplate, and which caveats matter before refactoring an existing codebase.
Freelance writing for developer companies
31 articles for 21 developer-focused companies, covering tutorials, deep dives and guides on .NET, AI tooling, APIs and DevOps.
View all freelance articlesWhat I do
Software engineering
By day, I’m a Senior Software Engineer at Entelect, designing and building maintainable systems for a range of South African companies.
Writing
In-depth technical posts on my own blog, plus freelance articles written for other publications.
Video content
Long-form and short-form videos on AI and software engineering, published on YouTube and TikTok.
Artificial intelligence
AI runs through everything I do: applying it to engineering work, building applications powered by it, and enabling others by teaching the principles behind it.
- AI-applied engineering: using agentic workflows and tools like Claude Code and Codex to ship faster and more reliably.
- AI-powered applications: LLM features, MCP servers and data extraction pipelines built into real .NET and Node.js services.
- Teaching AI principles: helping other developers understand how AI works and get the most out of it, through videos and articles.
Got something on your mind?
Reach out if you have a technical question, want me to write for you, or would like to collaborate on a video or project. I'm also happy to hear feedback on my work, or just to say hi.