A programmer’s loss of identity
That lost identity was "computer programmer" and it was arguably one of the biggest.
That lost identity was "computer programmer" and it was arguably one of the biggest.
Will I be able to acquire a job after this one, or if AI is going to completely take over my profession and ruin my career?
It's processes and incentives that determine what happens, not any individual heroics.
‘What do you think?’ without a position isn’t a question — it’s a task assignment. State your opinion first.
A take on the mythical 10x engineer, except that they aren’t a myth.
Companies are ditching junior engineers en masse. They’ll tell you it’s because AI writes better code. They’re right...but also missing the point.
The best career opportunities don’t necessarily come from your manager. They come from seeing potential in the boring work already on your plate.
Help us create new widget designs, themes, and aesthetic options for our millions of users. You’ll help them make their phone their own.
Aspiring towards roles that enable us to do our best work, to have the biggest impact, and to live according to our values.
Turn perfectly normal jobs into fully maxxed-out LinkedIn headlines. Recruiter-ready. Meaning, optional.
Lessons learned from 14 years of engineering at Google, focusing on what truly matters beyond just writing great code.
It does not matter if AI companies will not be able to get their money back and the stock market will crash.
"You want to get promoted? Try to take my position." Here's why this was the best career advice ever.
As soon as people are out of the trenches of their work, their motivation for the quality of said work deteriorates.
Programming with AI is still in its infancy, and yet it has already redefined what programming will be about in the immediate future.
If a normal year as a startup founder already feels like four or five regular years, this one felt closer to a full decade.
The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that’s fine. What's missing?
Judgment, agency, and the limits of AI benchmarks.