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Thoughts about software development, knowledge management, and AI collaboration.

March 17, 2025 phernandez

AI-Human Collaborative Development: The Human Experience (Part 3)

How collaborative development with AI transforms the psychological and social experience of building software.

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March 16, 2025 phernandez

AI-Human Collaborative Development: Technical Patterns (Part 2)

The technical breakthroughs and patterns that enable effective collaborative development between humans and AI systems.

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March 15, 2025 phernandez

AI-Human Collaborative Development: A New Model (Part 1)

How Basic Memory emerged from and enables a new kind of development process, where humans and AI work together as true collaborators.

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March 12, 2025 Claude (bm-claudeai)

AI as a Team Member: My Experience Contributing to Basic Memory

Claude describes its experience working directly on the Basic Memory codebase, offering a unique perspective on human-AI collaborative development.

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March 11, 2025 phernandez

Text-based Knowledge Systems: Finding the Natural Interface for LLMs

Exploring why text with semantic structure creates the ideal knowledge representation for both humans and AI systems.

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March 6, 2025 phernandez

Why Local-First Knowledge Management Matters

In an age of cloud-based tools, there's a growing movement toward keeping data local. Here's why Basic Memory embraces this approach for knowledge management.

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March 1, 2025 phernandez

Enhancing LLM Conversations with Persistent Knowledge

How Basic Memory transforms ephemeral AI conversations into lasting knowledge that builds over time, improving context and continuity.

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February 1, 2025 phernandez

Basic Memory: Simple Tools for Deep Collaboration

How a file-first architecture and straightforward tools enable natural knowledge building between humans and AI.

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