https://jirkakoutny.cz/blog/ Jiří Koutný — Engineering Manager and private pilot. Backend architecture, AI-native delivery, formal language theory, and aviation. en https://jirkakoutny.cz/blog/age-of-cheap-knowledge/ https://jirkakoutny.cz/blog/age-of-cheap-knowledge/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why software engineering is reorganizing around a different kind of scarcity. https://jirkakoutny.cz/blog/faster-doesnt-mean-sooner/ https://jirkakoutny.cz/blog/faster-doesnt-mean-sooner/ Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT A useful question: when we say “AI makes us faster,” do we mean typing or do we mean shipping? https://jirkakoutny.cz/blog/defensible-ai-reasoning/ https://jirkakoutny.cz/blog/defensible-ai-reasoning/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT The shift from “predict the next word” to “justify the next decision” changes what matters: not whether the AI sounds right, but whether its reasoning can survive scrutiny. https://jirkakoutny.cz/blog/language-games-llms/ https://jirkakoutny.cz/blog/language-games-llms/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT This isn't a technical deep dive. It's a practical philosophical lens for everyday work with LLMs, useful whether you're an engineer, PM, designer, researcher or manager. https://jirkakoutny.cz/blog/checklist-or-crash/ https://jirkakoutny.cz/blog/checklist-or-crash/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT As an Engineering Manager who also spends time in the left seat of a single-engine plane, I've learned one thing: taking off is easy, but sticking the landing? That's where real piloting (and leadership) begins. https://jirkakoutny.cz/blog/presales-bizdev/ https://jirkakoutny.cz/blog/presales-bizdev/ Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT In this blog post, I want to share my experiences in this area – what I've learned, the challenges I've faced, and how it has shaped my career trajectory.