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blog.florianherrengt.com

AI is removing the middle class of software engineering

The economic shift that values human architectural judgment over execution speed.

2026.stateofcss.com

State of CSS 2026

The results are in. Developer adoption across modern CSS features—empirical data on layout practices and usage.

blog.senko.net

“Code was never the hard part” is an insult to all programmers

The software development profession is in the midst of upheaval. And there's a gross insult to all programmers everywhere.

martin.janiczek.cz

Systems and delays

Where delays are shown to be counterintuitive.

stackoverflow.blog

Developers are attached to tools because tools encode trust

If your kitchen knife kept changing shape, weight, and edge, you’d have to relearn it every time.

dylancastillo.co

Are AI labs pelicanmaxxing?

Generating 1,000+ SVGs across 7 frontier models to test whether AI labs are training on Simon Willison’s pelican-riding-a-bicycle benchmark.

survey.devographics.com

State of Devs 2026

Take the survey and help map all the aspects of a developer's life that are not code, especially as AI starts disrupting the very nature of our jobs.

cassidoo.co

A simple clustering algorithm for lists

I nerd-sniped myself deeply when sorting baby toys and came up with a fun pattern for doing so.

seangoedecke.com

You don’t have to be smart if you can think clearly

Why structured deduction stabilizes engineering performance under complex constraints.

jstools.space

How to design URLs

Design readable, stable URLs and choose correctly between route paths, query parameters, and fragments in modern web applications.

youtube.com

The Java Story (official doc)

Java's journey is one of radical innovation, strategic pivots, and enduring community strength.

olliewilliams.xyz

Do we still need build tools?

How necessary are build tools for frontend development in 2026? Let’s take a look.

stevekrouse.com

Learning to code is still worthwhile

Code is possibly the best medium to learn mathematics, and meta-skills for learning in general.

seldo.com

AI has torched the market for junior programmers

Junior programming roles are getting destroyed by AI. Meanwhile, millions of non-developers are shipping real software without the job title.

tomtunguz.com

Most AI work can wait

Prioritize routing over model choice. Most AI work runs on cheap local models.

thinkroom.kieranklaassen.com

Closing the verification loop

How a branch proves itself ready: browser reality, persona eyes, and fixes that carry their own evidence.

marcelochaman.ca

Design engineering

What design engineering is, how it’s changed, and where it’s going.

swizec.com

Code is the easy part

Or how we refactored half the business to fix a janky script.

mandy.dev

Design systems are no longer optional

Codebases deteriorate quickly when automated agents generate user interfaces without canonical constraints.

w.pitula.me

Fintech Engineering Handbook

Patterns for building software that handles money.