Jesse Piaścik

Jesse Piaścik @saxmanjes

About: Software and music maker who likes to help other software makers make better software I play the 🎷

Location:
Marblehead, MA
Joined:
Mar 30, 2017

Jesse Piaścik
articles - 21 total

Fast Delivery Isn't Enough. You Need Fast Feedback.

AI lets developers ship faster. But speed doesn't matter if you're building the wrong thing. Learn how vertical slicing and faster feedback loops turn speed into value.

Learn More 4 0Mar 5

Stop Context-Switching: Edit Jira Attachments Like Code (Imdone CLI 0.39.0)

New release lets you modify, delete, and rename Jira attachments directly in your local workflow. No more browser tab juggling.

Learn More 2 0Feb 19

Context-Driven Development Experiment 4: Normalizing CLI Commands with Claude Code and TDD

Watch as I use Claude Code with Test-Driven Development to normalize imdone-cli commands to follow Git-like conventions. See the full TDD workflow including red-green-refactor cycles, merge conflicts, and real challenges.

Learn More 3 0Jan 27

My 2026 resolution: stop picking Jira resolutions

Jira has a small “Done” footgun that quietly breaks dashboards and flow. Here’s the nuance, how to spot it, and a CLI-friendly fix.

Learn More 2 0Dec 31 '25

It's in Jira. Somewhere.

4:45pm Friday. You need that screenshot from three weeks ago. It's in Jira. Somewhere. You open 6...

Learn More 2 0Dec 16 '25

Lab Notes: What I Learned Dropping Imdone’s Price for a Week

I ran a one-week pricing experiment on imdone-cli & Desktop. Here are the lab notes: what changed, what didn’t, and what I’m doing next.

Learn More 2 0Dec 11 '25

Early Access Pricing for imdone-cli & Desktop (Developer Pricing Experiment)

Running a one-week pricing experiment to make it easier for developers to try the full workflow

Learn More 1 0Nov 25 '25

Context-Driven Development Experiment 3: Building Multi-Project JIRA Support with Claude Code

Watch as I implement a real feature using Claude Code and context-driven development. See the successes, challenges, and lessons learned from AI-assisted TDD.

Learn More 4 0Nov 18 '25

Why Developers Hate Jira (and What We're Doing About It)

"I was recently talking to a very experienced, very senior person in game development and I asked...

Learn More 4 0Nov 14 '25

Context-Driven Development: How I Fixed a Real Bug in imdone-cli Using Structured AI Collaboration

Building better software through structured context and AI collaboration - a real-world experiment that led to fixes in imdone 0.26.0

Learn More 2 0Nov 10 '25

Recording My Experiments in Spec-Driven Development

Why I’m sharing my experiments in spec-driven development and how I’m building a better workflow between Jira, Copilot, and context.

Learn More 3 0Nov 3 '25

Complete Guide to Imdone Pull

Learn how to bring your Jira backlog into your local development environment using Imdone CLI. No more browser switching - manage issues as markdown files in your favorite editor.

Learn More 7 0Oct 14 '25

What AI Taught Me About Sharing Context With Humans

The first time I asked an AI to “fix my code,” it gave me something that compiled… but made...

Learn More 4 0Oct 7 '25

Managing Jira Issues in Markdown: Why I Keep My Backlog in the Repo

For years, Jira was the place my team and I went to find the "truth" about what we were building. The...

Learn More 1 0Oct 1 '25

How to Leave Breadcrumbs for Your Future Self (and Teammates) in Code

We’ve all been there. You open a file you haven’t touched in weeks and think: “What was I doing...

Learn More 3 1Sep 30 '25

I must have wasted at least 20 minutes hunting around slack for info on a Jira item yesterday.

A post by Jesse Piaścik

Learn More 0 1Sep 27 '25

Why do we depend on slack for user story and backlog item context? Doesn't it make more sense to keep it in the story or backlog item? https://imdone.io

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Learn More 0 0Sep 26 '25

After being out of the office for a couple days, I get back in sync with `imdone pull` to get the latest Jira updates. It's like reading the morning paper!

What My Dad Taught Me About Context (and Why I Keep Jira in My...

Learn More 0 0Sep 25 '25

What My Dad Taught Me About Context (and Why I Keep Jira in My Repo)

What My Dad Taught Me About Context (and Why I Keep Jira in My Repo)

Learn More 18 4Sep 23 '25

Imdone Changelog

Changelog for imdone kanban board

Learn More 4 0Apr 30 '22

How I automate my changelog with imdone!

How I automate my changelog with imdone!

Learn More 5 0Mar 9 '22