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The RPIQ loop: where the architect tier actually sits

The RPIQ loop: where the architect tier actually sits

That methodology is the loop I've been running long before any of these models existed: Research → Plan → Implement → Quality. RPIQ. This post maps the stack onto it — and shows why the mapping, not the model, is the thing worth keeping.
By Michal Buczko Jul 14, 2026
Orchestration Part3: Why I took the architect tier out of my delivery work on purpose

Orchestration Part3: Why I took the architect tier out of my delivery work on purpose

I pay for less AI than I could afford. On purpose. Two months ago I dropped the top tier from my subscription — the architect tier, the one with Opus Max in it. Not because it wasn't good. Because it was too good at being reached for.
By Michal Buczko Jul 10, 2026
CAST part3: Building the team: from 17 role-based agents to task-based Agent Teams

CAST part3: Building the team: from 17 role-based agents to task-based Agent Teams

Somewhere in Phase 4 of this build, my job changed. I stopped prompting an assistant and started managing a team — one you can't see, that never sleeps, and that will confidently agree with itself right off a cliff if you let it.
By Michal Buczko Jul 9, 2026
CAST part 1: How a QA professional with zero iOS experience built a production app using AI – and what I learned about the future of software delivery

CAST part 1: How a QA professional with zero iOS experience built a production app using AI – and what I learned about the future of software delivery

I have spent 20 years in software testing and quality assurance. I knew almost nothing about iOS development. Zero Swift experience. Yet here I am, 18 months later, with a production-ready iOS app approaching alpha launch.
By Michal Buczko Jun 26, 2026

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