I’m Mike Lopez. I ⌨️ build software, 🎹 write and release songs, 🎤 lead worship, and 📣 share what I learn along the way. Expect code, music, faith, AI, and the occasional rabbit hole. Different hats, same person. Which one brought you here?

A safe first contribution teaches setup, product behavior, review, and release together. Give the new hire a buddy and backup, with mentoring time in the plan. Use my onboarding checkpoints: mikelopez.com/blog/1749/

What’s one lesson from Jesus that you try to put into practice at work?

Keep a short decision log for choices people may question later.

A protected member page can still link to a public PDF. Test the exact file URL as anonymous, authorized, and expired users, including through your CDN. Use my WishList Member download checklist: mikelopez.com/blog/1732/

Follow through on small commitments to build trust.

AI time savings create potential capacity, not automatic cash savings. Count prompting, review, rework, and tool costs against comparable accepted outcomes. Use my ROI example and sensitivity check: mikelopez.com/blog/1752/

What’s the most useful thing AI has helped you build so far, even if it’s tiny?

Treat error messages as part of the user experience.

A useful developer article starts where firsthand experience meets a reader's problem. Give it an owned home, share selectively, and let real questions shape the next topic. See the audience strategy I'm testing: mikelopez.com/blog/1714/

When adding a priority, identify what it displaces.

AI can produce changes faster than a team can verify them. Keep PRs focused on one behavior, require author-owned evidence, and plan reviewer capacity. Use my guide to the verification bottleneck: mikelopez.com/blog/1751/

What’s one small change that made your team’s week run more smoothly?

Handle sensitive performance feedback privately.

AGENTS.md earns its place by naming real source paths, exact checks, and project boundaries. Run every documented command and keep guidance aligned with the repository. Adapt my PHP and WordPress template: mikelopez.com/blog/1731/

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Keep commits focused so each change is easier to review and reverse.

What’s one leadership lesson you had to learn the hard way?