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When AI Speeds Up Change, Knowing First Becomes the Constraint
5 min read In a recent post, I argued that AI doesn’t fix weak engineering processes; rather it amplifies them. Strong review practices, clear ownership, and solid fundamentals still matter just as much when code is AI-assisted as when it’s not. That post sparked a follow-up question in the comments that’s worth sitting with: With AI speeding things
James Barnes
January 14, 2026
Make Your Engineering Processes Resilient. Not Your Opinions About AI
4 min read Why strong reviews, accountability, and monitoring matter more in an AI-assisted world Artificial intelligence has become the latest fault line in software development. For some teams, it’s an obvious productivity multiplier. For others, it’s viewed with suspicion. A source of low-quality code, unreviewable pull requests, and latent production risk. One concern we hear frequently goes
James Barnes
January 8, 2026
Blog
How to monitor IPFS assets with StatusCake
3 min read IPFS is a game-changer for decentralised storage and the future of the web, but it still requires active monitoring to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Daniel
January 9, 2025
Engineering
What’s new in Chrome Devtools?
3 min read For any web developer, DevTools provides an irreplaceable aid to debugging code in all common browsers. Both Safari and Firefox offer great solutions in terms of developer tools, however in this post I will be talking about the highlights of the most recent features in my personal favourite browser for coding, Chrome DevTools. For something
Alexandra Moore
April 17, 2023
Engineering
How To Create An Animated 3D Button From Scratch
6 min read There has certainly been a trend recently of using animations to elevate user interfaces and improve user experiences, and the more subtle versions of these are known as micro animations. Micro animations are an understated way of adding a little bit of fun to everyday user interactions such as hovering over a link, or clicking
Alexandra Moore
April 17, 2023
In The News
Websites that have suffered downtime in July
2 min read Read about the latest websites that have experienced downtime including Netflix, Twitter, Facebook and more inside!
StatusCake Team
July 27, 2022
In The News
Google’s outage on the UK’s hottest day of the year
2 min read Read about how Google suffered an outage due to the soaring temperatures in the UK in July and how they rectified it right here!
StatusCake Team
July 27, 2022
short-reads
7 stats about website downtime that will blow your mind
3 min read See the results of our website downtime survey to see some of the most shocking and surprising stats! You won’t be disappointed.
StatusCake Team
July 20, 2022
Engineering
All of your developer questions answered on Dark Mode
6 min read Find out everything you need to know about Dark Mode and what you can do, as a developer, to make it easier to use.
Ash Davies
July 8, 2022
Engineering
The do’s and don’ts of front-end development that adhere to Core Web Vitals
4 min read Want to know how you can pass Core Web Vitals with the do’s and don’ts of front end development? Find out everything you need to know here!
Alexandra Moore
June 29, 2022
short-reads
How to get your customers more engaged with your SaaS product
3 min read Want to know how to get your customers using your SaaS product to ensure they don’t churn? Here’s all our top tips to help you out!
StatusCake Team
June 27, 2022
short-reads
8 things you can do right now to rank better in Google
4 min read Want to get your webpages ranking higher in Google? From h tags to passing Core Web Vitals, here’s what you need to know now!
StatusCake Team
June 27, 2022