Things I've figured out, and some I'm still figuring out.

If you've just set up Umbraco 17 on a Windows IIS server and can't save users, user groups, or content — but the logs are completely empty — you're not alone. The culprit is almost always WebDAV

AI has become incredibly powerful — it can write, code, and reason in ways that felt impossible just a few years ago. But behind that capability is a key limitation most people overlook: AI cannot remember you.Every interaction starts from scratch. No context, no continuity, no memory of your preferences or past decisions. It feels smart in the moment, but stateless over time.

I've been shipping code for years. Things work. Clients are happy. But somewhere along the way I confused being productive with actually getting better — and I'm only just starting to notice the difference.

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