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ratfactor.com

A programmer’s loss of identity

That lost identity was "computer programmer" and it was arguably one of the biggest.

anthony.noided.media

I guess I kinda get why people hate AI

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?

seangoedecke.com

Large tech companies don’t need heroes

It's processes and incentives that determine what happens, not any individual heroics.

jernesto.com

I miss thinking hard

When was the last time you truly thought hard?

terriblesoftware.org

Why am I doing the thinking for you?

‘What do you think?’ without a position isn’t a question — it’s a task assignment. State your opinion first.

architectelevator.com

The mighty metaphor

Set your audience free to think for themselves.

randsinrepose.com

Sometimes your job is to stay the hell out of the way

A take on the mythical 10x engineer, except that they aren’t a myth.

thoughtfuleng.substack.com

Junior developers in the Age of AI

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.

terriblesoftware.org

Creating your own opportunities

The best career opportunities don’t necessarily come from your manager. They come from seeing potential in the boring work already on your plate.

bit.ly

Widgetsmith is hiring a Senior DesignerSponsored

Help us create new widget designs, themes, and aesthetic options for our millions of users. You’ll help them make their phone their own.

anildash.com

How to know if that job will crush your soul

Aspiring towards roles that enable us to do our best work, to have the biggest impact, and to live according to our values.

jobtitlemaxxing.com

Linkedin Job Title Maxxing

Turn perfectly normal jobs into fully maxxed-out LinkedIn headlines. Recruiter-ready. Meaning, optional.

addyosmani.com

21 lessons from 14 years at Google

Lessons learned from 14 years of engineering at Google, focusing on what truly matters beyond just writing great code.

antirez.com

Don’t fall into the anti-AI hype

It does not matter if AI companies will not be able to get their money back and the stock market will crash.

andrew.grahamyooll.com

Try to take my position

"You want to get promoted? Try to take my position." Here's why this was the best career advice ever.

draganbabic.com

Humans "in the loop"

As soon as people are out of the trenches of their work, their motivation for the quality of said work deteriorates.

world.hey.com

Back to the starting line

Programming with AI is still in its infancy, and yet it has already redefined what programming will be about in the immediate future.

miguelcarranza.es

My role as a founder CTO

If a normal year as a startup founder already feels like four or five regular years, this one felt closer to a full decade.

piccalil.li

Programming principles for self taught front-end developers

The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that’s fine. What's missing?

thomwolf.substack.com

What jobs are made of

Judgment, agency, and the limits of AI benchmarks.