Tag: Developer

An AI Alumni Meeting?

By a slightly alarmed developer with too many tabs open

It started innocently enough. I’d been tinkering with Anthropic’s Claude, just to see how it measured up to my usual go-to, ChatGPT. What kicked it off? A simple idea: “Claude, write me some Python that uses the OpenAI API to generate images.” I wasn’t asking for code that writes code (at least not directly). More like code that asks ChatGPT to get creative on my behalf.

The Developer’s World in 2025/26

Mobile, Desktop, Backend, and AI in 2025/26

This article was written by a team of two: one fully qualified human journalist, and one extremely efficient AI assistant. See if you can guess which bits were written by the one who never sleeps.

3DOF MIDI Gesture Controller

What the puck!

Guitar Effects Chain with an Expression Pedal

As a guitarist, I always thought more could be done with floor based controllers. In particular, the expression pedal. Expression pedal examples include effects such as the wah-wah or simple parameter controls (e.g., volume or delay).

CRM Software Developer

Several clients of FlatCoder Ltd, past and present, have required bespoke Customer Relationship Management solutions (CRM) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). 

PHP MySQL “instant” Audit Trail

I was approached by a client recently who had developed their own bespoke Customer Relationship Management software (CRM).  It wasn’t really a planned system – more a necessity as the business grew.