• Alex Standiford

    Personalized software means technical people don’t want your solution anymore. They want theirs. I’m betting that attractive SaaS is going to be solutions that integrate cleanly into what they have going on.

    What I don’t know yet, is how far people will take building their own thing. I’ve gone very far, but I don’t think most would do this, and it’s still very possible that I’ll be backpedaling in a few years.

    Who knows.

  • Alex Standiford

    Codex’s Sol model is doing really, really well. I haven’t decided if it’s better or worse than Fable, but it really feels like all the power without the calories right now.

    Fediverse reactions
  • Alex Standiford

    Me: god it’s so hot in my office
    Also me: every video card I own is running local AI models in my office

    I need a server room 😅

  • Rethinking Developer Life and Productivity with Rapid AI Advancements

    Is AI making developers more productive or just more burned out? In this episode of Open Web Conversations, Zach Stepek and Carl Alexander sit down with Alex Standiford, creator of Siren Affiliates, for a raw conversation about the rapid shifts happening in the world of software development. They discuss how AI is re-shaping developer workflows, the pressures of keeping up with new tools, and the toll it can take on our mental health. From the rise of plugin platforms and the changing identity of WordPress to setting boundaries in an always-on AI era, this discussion goes beyond code to ask:…

  • Interview with Alex Standiford and Nathan Wrigley.

    On the podcast today we have Alex Standiford. Alex has established himself as a familiar face in the WordPress ecosystem. With a background that includes time at GoDaddy and Sandhills Development, a stint in freelancing, and now as the creator behind Siren Affiliates, an affiliate solution for WordPress, he brings both technical depth and many other qualities (as you’ll hear!). Over the years, Alex has become a passionate contributor to the WordPress community. This episode sets its sights on a topic that’s everywhere right now… AI. I know, sight, right!?! But before you reach for the skip button, the conversation…

  • Alex Standiford

    Trying out Claude Design to help me build the sales page for my upcoming AI development for non-coder’s course. So-far, I’m impressed by how much easier it is to use than working directly with Claude code for the same task.

  • Alex Standiford

    If AI creates slop, AND AI doesn’t create anything new, the only conclusion one can draw is that AI was trained on slop. 🤔.

    That’s totally how it works, right?

  • Alex Standiford

    I’m looking for some podcasts that talk about web development and are looking for people to talk about AI-centric frameworks.

    I really want to just nerd out about PHPNomad and the things it’s doing for my development workflows and how it’s also reducing my AI token usage.

    Any takers?

  • Alex Standiford

    Okay, so credit where credit’s due. Codex correctly assessed a very obscure issue deep in PHPNomad’s codebase this week with a Siren client on a specific type of host.

    It correctly nailed the actual problem in 1 session, and a week later I was finally able to prove it, and get the bug fixed.

    Not saying Claude couldn’t do it, but it felt like it had more…tenacity, maybe?

  • How I Multiply Myself Without Shipping Slop

    How I Multiply Myself Without Shipping Slop

    The content creation workflow I built so I could explain Siren without burning out. Voice profile, interview, multi-pass editing, customer avatar agents. No slop.

Alex
Alex
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Founder of Novatorius & creator of Siren Affiliates. WordPress engineer and partnership advocate helping businesses grow with flexible incentive programs.

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