# Michael Kennedy's Blog

> Personal technology blog by Michael Kennedy — PSF Fellow, host of
> [Talk Python To Me](https://talkpython.fm) (the 2nd most popular
> developer podcast), co-host of [Python Bytes](https://pythonbytes.fm),
> and founder of [Talk Python Training](https://training.talkpython.fm).
> Short essays on Python, AI, developer tools, web architecture, DevOps,
> performance, and open source. Published at https://mkennedy.codes/.

## About Michael

Michael Kennedy is a Python enthusiast and PSF Fellow based in Portland, OR.
He hosts Talk Python To Me and co-hosts Python Bytes, two of the most
widely-listened developer podcasts. He is also the founder of Talk Python
Training, one of the largest Python course libraries on the internet (275+
hours across 55+ courses by 10+ authors). He is an open source developer
and frequent conference speaker.

- [About page](https://mkennedy.codes/about/)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/mikeckennedy)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@mikeckennedy)
- [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/mkennedy.codes)
- [Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@mkennedy)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkennedy/)

## Site Sections

- [Posts](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/): All blog posts (short essays and discoveries)
- [Topics](https://mkennedy.codes/topics/): Tag cloud of all topics covered
- [Tools](https://mkennedy.codes/tools/): Open source tools built by Michael
- [RSS Feed](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/index.xml): Full RSS feed of all posts

## Agentic AI Engineering Enablement

Michael offers on-site, hands-on AI engineering enablement for software teams.
This is a 3–4 day practitioner-led engagement where developers work on their
actual codebase with AI tools, guided by someone who has shipped real products
this way. Not slides and theory — real pairing, real code, real results.

- **Day 1 — AI Engineering Foundations** (full dev team): Shared understanding of agentic AI engineering, prompting patterns, spec-driven workflows, security, and code quality. Hands-on from the start.
- **Day 2 — Hands-On Codebase Pairing** (developers): 1-on-1 and small-group pairing on real tickets and features from your backlog using AI tools.
- **Day 3 AM — Executive & Leadership Session** (leads): AI adoption strategy, code review changes, estimation, AI usage policies, and a 90-day roadmap.
- **Day 3 PM — Team Retrospective** (full dev team): Wins, surprises, troubleshooting, team conventions, and open Q&A.

Pricing: $10,000 for up to 10 people (3 days), $15,000 for 10–20 people (4 days), custom for 20+. Optional follow-up coaching: $5,000 for 3 months of bi-weekly video calls. Travel expenses billed at cost.

- [Engagement details](https://mkennedy.codes/agentic-ai-enablement/)
- [Book a discovery call](https://tidycal.com/michaelkennedy/30-minutes)
- [Email Michael](mailto:michael@mkennedy.tech?subject=AI%20Enablement%20Inquiry)

## Developer, Podcaster, and Open Source Tools

- [InterviewCue](https://interviewcue.com): Web-based interview management platform for podcasters with drag-and-drop markdown import, live hotkeys, timeline review, and multi-format export
- [Command Book](https://commandbookapp.com): Native macOS app for managing long-running terminal commands with persistent state, ANSI output capture, and auto-restart
- [Tallyman](https://mkennedy.codes/tools/tallyman/): CLI that categorizes and analyzes codebases by language (40+ languages, six-category classification, PNG export)
- [Gitty Up](https://mkennedy.codes/tools/gittyup/): CLI that auto-discovers and updates all Git repos in a directory tree with safety checks and concurrency
- [Docker Cluster Monitor](https://mkennedy.codes/tools/dockerclustermon/): TUI for real-time monitoring of Docker containers on remote servers
- [AI Usage](https://mkennedy.codes/tools/aiusage/): CLI that tracks credit consumption for AI services like Cursor and GitHub Copilot

## Related Projects

- [Talk Python To Me Podcast](https://talkpython.fm): Long-form interviews with Python creators and practitioners
- [Python Bytes Podcast](https://pythonbytes.fm): Weekly Python news and headlines
- [Talk Python Training](https://training.talkpython.fm/courses/all): 55+ Python courses covering web dev, data science, DevOps, and more

## Notable Blog Posts

### AI and Agentic Development
- [Blocking AI crawlers might be a bad idea](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/why-hiding-from-ai-crawlers-is-a-bad-idea/): Why content creators should embrace AI integrations instead of blocking crawlers
- [Primed: Should You Hype Your AI Before You Start?](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/primed-should-you-hype-your-ai-before-you-start/): Getting AI models excited and primed before starting a project
- [Goodbye WordPress, thanks AI](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/goodbye-wordpress-thanks-ai/): Migrating a blog from WordPress to Hugo using agentic coding
- [Course: Agentic AI for Python Devs](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/agentic-ai-programming-for-python-devs-course/): Announcement of an agentic AI programming course

### Python Performance and Internals
- [Python Numbers Every Programmer Should Know](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/python-numbers-every-programmer-should-know/): Cheat sheet of real-world timing and memory numbers for Python
- [20% Faster Python with a Single GC Tweak](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/python-gc-settings-change-this-and-make-your-app-go-20pc-faster/): Tuning Python garbage collection for significant performance gains

### Security
- [Python Supply Chain Security Made Easy](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/python-supply-chain-security-made-easy/): Wiring pip-audit into CI and unit tests
- [DevOps Python Supply Chain Security](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/devops-python-supply-chain-security/): Stopping malicious packages before they reach your dev environment

### Developer Tools and Workflow
- [Always activate the venv (a shell script)](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/always-activate-the-venv-a-shell-script/): Auto-activating Python virtualenvs as you navigate project folders
- [Show me your ls](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/show-me-your-ls/): Exploring the humble ls command and its modern alternatives

### Web Architecture and DevOps
- [Talk Python in Production book is out!](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/talk-python-in-production-book-is-out/): Cloud-agnostic guide to building and managing Python infrastructure
- [We must replace uWSGI with something else](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/we-must-replace-uwsgi-with-something-else/): The case for moving beyond uWSGI for Python web apps

## Optional

### Older and Archival Posts
- [Announcing Talk Python To Me Podcast](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/announcing-new-podcast-talk-python-to-me/): The origin story of Talk Python To Me
- [Announcing Python Bytes Podcast](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/announcing-python-bytes-podcast-python-headlines-delivered-to-your-earbuds/): Launch of the Python Bytes weekly news show
- [9 Reasons You Should Be Using PyCharm](https://mkennedy.codes/posts/9-reasons-you-should-be-using-pycharm/): A classic post on PyCharm as a Python IDE