Donovan Maidens https://maidens.co.za Notes from real work — WordPress, plugins, and an AI agent harness in daily use. Learning a Language With AI as a Patient Tutor https://maidens.co.za/blog/what-ai-gave-me/learning-language-with-ai-tutor/ https://maidens.co.za/blog/what-ai-gave-me/learning-language-with-ai-tutor/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A patient AI tutor that never tires or judges — but it can't make you practise, and that's the part that still belongs to you. How AI Changed the Way I Do WordPress Development https://maidens.co.za/blog/wordpress-in-the-ai-era/ai-wordpress-development-workflow/ https://maidens.co.za/blog/wordpress-in-the-ai-era/ai-wordpress-development-workflow/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT How AI changed the shape of my WordPress development work — and why the review, security, and judgement load went up, not down. How I Build WordPress Plugins With AI https://maidens.co.za/blog/building-plugins-with-ai/building-wordpress-plugins-with-ai/ https://maidens.co.za/blog/building-plugins-with-ai/building-wordpress-plugins-with-ai/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT How I build real WordPress plugins with an AI agent harness — the scaffolding, the review gate, and how one developer maintains a live MSC catalogue. Why My Orchestrator Isn't Allowed to Write Code https://maidens.co.za/blog/building-bishop/orchestrator-does-not-write-code/ https://maidens.co.za/blog/building-bishop/orchestrator-does-not-write-code/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT My orchestrator plans and delegates; it never writes code. Here's why separating decision from execution keeps a multi-agent system from drifting. Coding Is Not the Same as Developing https://maidens.co.za/blog/working-with-ai/coding-is-not-developing-ai/ https://maidens.co.za/blog/working-with-ai/coding-is-not-developing-ai/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Coding is syntax; developing is deciding what should exist. AI is fast at the first and unreliable at the second — that gap is the work that matters. Kirsch: why a terminal-native agent, when Claude Code exists https://maidens.co.za/blog/building-kirsch/why-im-building-a-terminal-native-coding-agent/ https://maidens.co.za/blog/building-kirsch/why-im-building-a-terminal-native-coding-agent/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why I'm building Kirsch, a terminal-native coding agent that proposes patches, runs policy-gated commands, and keeps sessions local and cancellable.