AI-Powered Development

Software Engineering Leadership & AI-Augmented Development

SVP Software Engineering at WellSky, leading nearly 400 engineers. I write about AI-augmented development, software leadership, and building things that matter, backed by 35 years of experience.

AI-Powered Software Development
Since 1999
Healthcare • Logistics • Nonprofits • Enterprise
The AI Advantage

Claude Code: My Secret Weapon

I build complete applications using Claude Code, Anthropic's AI-powered development environment. This isn't just autocomplete. It's an AI partner that understands architecture, writes tests, and delivers production-ready code.

Combined with GitHub Copilot and 35 years of hands-on experience, I deliver solutions in days that used to take weeks. Every AI-generated line is reviewed, tested, and validated by human expertise.

3x Faster

AI-augmented development dramatically accelerates delivery

Claude Code

Anthropic's AI builds entire features with context awareness

Human Verified

35 years of experience validates every solution

Test-Driven

AI writes comprehensive tests for reliable code

Featured Projects

Real solutions that delivered real results for clients across diverse industries.

Enterprise

eRateIQ

The intelligence layer for E-Rate sales. eRateIQ scores every Form 470 the moment it is filed, surfaces the renewals competitors miss, and tracks the USAC changes that open the next deal. Smarter leads, faster wins.

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Healthcare

Anchor Personal Health Platform

A private, local-first health platform for navigating a serious diagnosis. Anchor pulls records, labs, medications, and treatment research into one place and separates signal from noise.

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Personal

FamilyApp

A passwordless web app that keeps an extended family connected: a shared directory of birthdays and addresses, an auto-built family tree, and daily reminders so nobody misses a milestone.

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Latest from the Blog

Insights on AI, software development, and technology strategy.

AI Development

America at 250: The Newest Frontier Just Came Back Online

Fable 5 quietly returned to the Claude Code lineup this week, in the same week the country turns 250. A Fourth of July meditation on the frontier spirit: four frontiers in 250 years, the cognitive one we are standing on now, and why the maker's instinct is a trust, not a trophy.

July 4, 2026 Read More
Software Development

Code Review When the Machine Writes the Code

When the machine writes most of the code, review stops being optional and becomes the load-bearing wall. What to scrutinize harder, what to stop sweating, and why your name is still on the merge.

July 2, 2026 Read More
Development

Refactor, Rewrite, or Leave It Alone

Three things you can do with code you already have, and most engineers pick the wrong one by temperament. A field guide, plus how AI moves the line.

June 28, 2026 Read More
Joe Baker

The Person Behind the Code

I'm Joe Baker, SVP of Software Engineering at WellSky, where I lead nearly 400 engineers across the post-acute healthcare spectrum. I founded Revelations Technology in 1999, and I've been building software that solves real problems ever since.

This site is where I share what I'm learning about AI-augmented development, software leadership, and the intersection of the two. With experience spanning healthcare, logistics, nonprofits, and enterprise systems, I write from the perspective of someone who's still hands-on with code every day.

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