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The problem…Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://fabiendussaucy.com/en/articles/the-day-your-business-delivered-in-3-days-what-your-ithttps://fabiendussaucy.com/en/articles/the-day-your-business-delivered-in-3-days-what-your-itFrom the triggering incident to the target organization: an IT transformation story in four acts.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://fabiendussaucy.com/en/articles/free-access-to-knowledge-never-taught-anyone-anythinghttps://fabiendussaucy.com/en/articles/free-access-to-knowledge-never-taught-anyone-anythingWhy the AI revolution widens the gap between those who understand and everyone else.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://fabiendussaucy.com/en/articles/everyone-a-developer-with-ai-in-2025-reallyhttps://fabiendussaucy.com/en/articles/everyone-a-developer-with-ai-in-2025-reallyWith zero technical knowledge, here is how I set out to build a web application with AI agentsMon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://fabiendussaucy.com/en/readings/the-year-2024-in-5-bookshttps://fabiendussaucy.com/en/readings/the-year-2024-in-5-booksFor the 5th year in a row, the time has come to present my 5 books of the year, the 5 books that moved me, shook me, made me…Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://fabiendussaucy.com/en/articles/authors-is-your-end-nearhttps://fabiendussaucy.com/en/articles/authors-is-your-end-nearAt a time when simple prompts can write novels, is it still worth the effort to write?Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://fabiendussaucy.com/en/readings/the-year-2023-in-5-bookshttps://fabiendussaucy.com/en/readings/the-year-2023-in-5-booksY. 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