https://alexcarvalho.me/blog Writing by Alexandre Carvalho on AI, product and engineering leadership. en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://alexcarvalho.me/blog/from-openclaw-to-claude-code https://alexcarvalho.me/blog/from-openclaw-to-claude-code Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Alexandre Carvalho I spent months building a personal AI assistant with OpenClaw. cron jobs, Telegram integration, smart home control, the works. Then Claude Code shipped Channels and I migrated the whole thing in a weekend. Here's how it went. AI Claude Code Automation Productivity https://alexcarvalho.me/blog/making-sure-is-the-hardest-kind-of-doing https://alexcarvalho.me/blog/making-sure-is-the-hardest-kind-of-doing Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Alexandre Carvalho After 20+ years managing tech product teams, I still struggle to explain what I actually do. The answer always starts with "making sure" — and that never felt like enough. Until I unpacked what it really means. Leadership Management Imposter Syndrome Product Development https://alexcarvalho.me/blog/my-homelab-setup https://alexcarvalho.me/blog/my-homelab-setup Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Alexandre Carvalho I run a multi-site homelab across three locations in Portugal, all connected via Tailscale and managed entirely as code with Ansible. Here's the full breakdown of hardware, services, and lessons learned. Homelab Self-hosting Proxmox Ansible Infrastructure https://alexcarvalho.me/blog/syncing-obsidian-tasks-with-apple-reminders https://alexcarvalho.me/blog/syncing-obsidian-tasks-with-apple-reminders Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Alexandre Carvalho I wanted my Obsidian tasks to show up on my watch. Sounds simple, right? It wasn't. Here's how I built a bidirectional sync between Obsidian and Apple Reminders. Obsidian Apple Automation Python https://alexcarvalho.me/blog/are-developers-missing-the-mark-on-ai https://alexcarvalho.me/blog/are-developers-missing-the-mark-on-ai Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Alexandre Carvalho When used correctly, AI can augment a developer's capacity by orders of magnitude. But here's the problem: many developers aren’t using AI correctly. AI Software Development Developer Productivity https://alexcarvalho.me/blog/ai-tools-for-productivity-and-development https://alexcarvalho.me/blog/ai-tools-for-productivity-and-development Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Alexandre Carvalho I use AI daily, not only when writing code or more broadly working on product development, but also on almost everything I do while dealing with devices Windsurf Obsidian Warp