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AI, platforms, and the mechanics of engineering organizations.
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11 notesBlock's Experiment Depends on Culture
Block's case for replacing hierarchy with intelligence. Worth reading, but the human layer is still the hard part.
Local Models Are Now Fast Enough for Coding
Local models have been capable of coding for a while, but until recently were too slow to use.
A Peek Inside My Dotfiles
A tour of the small mechanisms in my dotfiles that make my development environment reproducible and quiet.
The Agent Should Not Be the Architecture
The agent should maintain the system, not become the architecture.
Having First Dibs Is Overrated
Being first to a new AI tool is useful for learning, but overrated as an advantage.
AI Did Not Expand Your Attention
AI increased our capacity to generate work. It did not increase our capacity to care about it.
Your GenAI Strategy is Theater
Your board wants to know what you're doing about AI. Here's what you should tell them: We don't have a GenAI strategy, and that's intentional.
Is Gen AI Approaching Bubble Territory?
Gen AI looks like a bubble, but people are still using it to get real work done.
Diseconomies of Scale: Why Software Slows Down as Companies Grow
Software is eating the world, and large corporations are choking on it. Every Fortune 50 company knows this pattern: the bigger they get, the slower they ship. It's not a bug, it's a feature of scale itself.
What Everyone Gets Wrong About AI and Junior Devs
AI won't close the door on junior developers. It's widening the hallway for all of us. From first jobs to executive seats, AI is shifting the developer journey, not ending it.
AI Fundamentals: Stripping Away the Jargon
The tech industry has a knack for turning simple concepts into incomprehensible jargon. AI is no exception. Strip away the buzzwords, and you'll find something remarkably straightforward.