Software Engineering

Generating and debugging local lab configurations

He uses AI to assemble local network lab topologies and configuration details from high-level requirements and reference examples, including iterative debugging of misconfigurations.

Why the human is still essential here

He defines the desired topology, provides references, evaluates whether the environment behaves correctly, and decides when the generated setup is acceptable.

How people use this

Lab topology bootstrapping

A developer describes the desired local test environment and AI drafts the container, VM, or network topology files needed to stand it up.

ChatGPT / Claude

Config snippet generation

AI produces initial router, Kubernetes, or service configuration snippets from requirements and example files so the engineer can assemble a working lab faster.

GitHub Copilot / ChatGPT

Misconfiguration debugging assistant

An engineer shares broken configs and command output with AI to identify likely mismatches in addresses, ports, routes, or dependencies during local lab setup.

Claude / Cursor

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How I use AI in 2026

I had a draft post sitting in my local repo for a while, where I was about to scream about how AI is overestimated. Well, that post aged pretty badly. I never published it, and looking back at the notes I’m glad I didn’t. So what I’m going to write today will only be about my current workflow and how I actually use AI in my daily work β€” no hype, no predictions, just what I’ve found useful.

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Federico PaolinelliSenior Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat
Apr 25, 2026