Jekyll2026-03-26T02:41:07+00:00https://stevenhostetler.com/feed.xmlSteven HostetlerPersonal blog of Steven Hostetler. Writing about security, tech projects, and whatever else interests me.Steven HostetlerMy AI Experience So Far2026-03-25T07:00:00+00:002026-03-25T07:00:00+00:00https://stevenhostetler.com/ai/2026/03/25/ai-coding-agentMy experience first started in early 2023 with ChatGPT (Free) to help debug a personal project I was working on. Through a lot of trial and error, it helped get me where I needed to go in terms of generating a working solution.

In early 2024, through my employer, I first got exposed to GitHub Copilot via the VSCode extension. For the most part, it felt like a glorified auto-complete based on what I was working on at the time. Occasionally, I would use the built-in Copilot Chat component to ask one-off questions or to debug a specific error I was getting.

In 2025, I evolved to doing more initial project planning within the native ChatGPT Business/Teams platform. By starting off with high level ideas, I could iterate through a working solution to a problem I was trying to solve. At that point, some boilerplate generated code would be copy/pasted into VSCode manually from ChatGPT to get the ball rolling. From there, it was flipping back and forth between those tools as needed.

In early 2026, through inspiration from DHH’s blog post, I started experimenting with Opencode. Like many of you, I have tried different workflows based off feedback on X. Currently, I am using Opencode within the native terminal inside VSCode. I first started using Claude Sonnet 4.5 via the GitHub Copilot provider but have since switched to using GPT-5.3-Codex.

This week, I was introduced to https://github.com/obra/superpowers as a way to develop better planning and building within Opencode. It really felt like superpowers after using it to generate ideas for the first time. Check it out!

]]>Steven HostetlerIntroducing My Blog2026-03-06T15:00:00+00:002026-03-06T15:00:00+00:00https://stevenhostetler.com/personal/2026/03/06/introducing-the-blogWelcome to my new blog! I’ve set up this space to write about security, tech projects, and whatever else catches my interest.

I decided to go with a simple Jekyll setup hosted on GitHub Pages. It gives me full control over the content without the overhead of a complex CMS.

What’s Coming

I plan to write about:

  • Security - Thoughts on security topics, research, and practices
  • AI - LLMs, tooling, agentic workflows, etc.
  • Tech Projects - Build logs and tutorials from things I’m working on
  • Miscellaneous - Whatever else I find interesting

The blog uses the minima theme, which keeps things clean and readable.

You can find the source code for Minima at GitHub: jekyll / minima

You can find the source code for Jekyll at GitHub: jekyll / jekyll

Stay tuned for more!

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