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California decided March needed a heat wave this year. Nobody asked... but, everyone seems to be enjoy it :) Stay cool, stay hydrated, and enjoy the weekend! #HappyFriday, everyone!

Nobody's impressed by AI chatbots anymore. But when your 5-person shop can handle support tickets at 2am without burning out your team? That's the real flex. Let AI take the routine stuff. Keep humans for the hard conversations. #SMB #AIforBusiness #CustomerSupport #SmallBizTech

I built my own #CRM in one week… and now I'm going to automate it using #AI. RIP SaaS!?!

AI won't modernize a 20-year-old codebase on its own. The companies getting real results aren't using better tools. They're doing the prep work first — then letting AI do what it's actually good at. New post: devinstance.net/blog/the-weeks…

#AI adoption among small businesses jumped from 36% in 2023 to 57% in 2025. This is a 58% increase in two years. The average small business worker now saves 5.6 hours per week using AI, with managers saving more than 7 hours. Roughly two-thirds of organizations report saving between $500 and $2,000 per month through AI solutions. #SMB #Automation Read more: devinstance.net/blog/end-of-sa…

#HappyFriday vibecoders :)

Most SMB software problems aren't technology problems. They're process problems hiding inside spreadsheets, email threads, and tools that were never meant to talk to each other. When companies come to us, the story is usually the same. The business grew, but the internal systems didn't. So now everything runs on a patchwork of workarounds. You know the signs: - 5 to 10 spreadsheets to run a single process - Manual data entry between systems that should talk to each other - No real visibility into what's actually happening - Reports that take hours to pull together - SaaS tools that are 80% of what you need, forever At some point the workarounds cost more than fixing the actual problem. That's when it makes sense to build something that fits the business instead of bending the business to fit the software. Not another generic SaaS subscription. Not an enterprise platform with a two-year implementation. Just internal software built around how you actually operate. If your team is spending more time managing the tools than doing the work, that's usually the sign. Learn more: devinstance.net/services/custo… #customsoftware #smb #erp #businesssystems #processautomation

Somehow the theory doesn’t quite match my experience... #HappyFriday #consulting

Unpopular opinion: SaaS isn't dying. It's evolving. And most of the "SaaS is dead" takes are dangerously oversimplified. The companies rushing to replace every SaaS subscription with a vibe-coded tool are building tomorrow's technical debt today. Nearly half of AI-generated code ships with security flaws. Context windows close, architectural knowledge vanishes, and maintenance becomes a nightmare. I wrote an article about what actually changed in 2025, what the data says, and what SMB owners should actually do about it. devinstance.net/blog/end-of-sa… #SaaS #AI #SMB #SoftwareDevelopment #DigitalTransformation #VibeCoding

Be careful with vibe coding. It’s addictive and may rot your brain. #HappyFriday !!!

Bad ERP UX isn't just annoying - it's expensive. Hidden costs pile up in workarounds, errors, and lost productivity. AI can help fix it without a full replacement. Please read our blog about it: 👉 devinstance.net/blog/bad-erp-u… #ERP #UX #UserExperience #DigitalTransformation #LegacyModernization #BusinessSoftware #SMB #CustomSoftware

I keep hearing two extremes from SMB owners: 1. "We need to go all-in on AI right now or we'll be left behind." 2. "It's all hype. We'll wait until the dust settles." Both are wrong. The first camp overspends on tools that become obsolete in 12 months. The second camp watches competitors compound small efficiency gains month after month until the gap is too wide to close. The truth is more nuanced. The LLM models themselves are mature and delivering real value today. But the tooling around them, the integrations, workflows, and AI development platforms, is still evolving fast. What's state of the art today might need a rework next year. So how should an SMB approach this? Start with pain points, not shiny tools. Run small experiments. Keep humans in the loop. And build with enough flexibility to adapt. I put together a practical guide covering all of this: devinstance.net/blog/should-sm… #AI #SMB #DigitalTransformation #SmallBusiness #AIAdoption #BusinessStrategy #TechLeadership

This morning began with me hunting down and fixing mistakes I made in a client's production environment last night. The VP was not happy with me at all :( But I wasn’t fired… and that’s an achievement. Happy Friday everyone!!! #ConsultingLife #CustomSoftware #TechConsultant

This is what happens when you ask #ChatGPT about #OpenClaw :) Is it jealousy?

Most #SMB owners say: "I don’t care how it’s built. I just need it working." That mindset can cost you tens of thousands later. Software architecture determines whether your system survives growth or collapses under it. I wrote a practical guide for business owners on how to protect themselves when building custom software. Read here: devinstance.net/blog/software-… #softwarearchitecture #customsoftware #erp #businessgrowth

.NET 11 Preview 1 is now available! hubs.li/Q042N-bc0 #dotnet

For weeks I resisted becoming another pussy whining about AI taking developers jobs… but it is hard to resist, and it is Friday, so I let myself do it. linkedin.com/pulse/maybe-ai… #vibecoding

dotNET blog: .NET 11 Preview 1 is now available! ift.tt/u5KYszP

Most ERP systems are not built for humans. They are built for data storage. 100+ fields on one screen. Pivot tables as the main UI. Users copying numbers from one page to another. Loading spinners that freeze the entire workflow. And we call this “enterprise” :) Bad UX is not cosmetic. It’s operational waste. Do the math. 20 minutes lost per day per employee turns into thousands of paid hours per year. I wrote a new article devinstance.net/blog/bad-erp-u… breaking down: - Why ERP UX gets this bad - Why nobody questions it - How much it actually costs - How AI can help you rethink it fast We’ve tolerated bad enterprise software for 20 years. We don’t have to anymore. #ERP #UX #Modernization #AI #CustomSoftware

#HappyFriday to those who still have a job… and may every day be happy for those who don’t