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Writing code is easier than ever. Being a software engineer is harder than ever. The paradox nobody talks about, and what engineers and leaders should do.

Ape coding is the software development practice where a human developer deliberately hand-writes source code.

From COBOL in the 1960s to AI in the 2020s, every generation promises to eliminate programmers. Explore the recurring cycles of software simplification hype.

What happens when you responsibly disclose a critical vulnerability exposing personal data - including that of minors - and the organization responds with legal...

One of the surprising (at least to me) consequences of the fall of Twitter is the rise of LinkedIn as a social media site. I saw some interesting posts I wanted...

I felt the familiar feeling of depression and lethargy creep in while my eyes darted from watching claude-code work and my phone. “What’s the point of it all?”...

You're using AI to be more productive. So why are you more exhausted than ever? The paradox every engineer needs to confront.

Coding agents have replaced every framework I used

A short pep talk I delivered to kick off a Three-Day Startup challenge event. And overwhelming confirmation that the lesson is correct.

Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.

Beginners tend to prioritize the wrong things when learning to code. This is my advice for what to focus on.

The coordination work that holds projects together disappears the moment it works. On the unfairness of recognition and finding leaders who see it anyway.

A bifurcation is happening in AI adoption - power users shipping products in days versus everyone else generating meeting agendas. Enterprise tool choices are...

Just want to casually talk about minimalism with everyone. I quite like this lifestyle, but that doesn't mean everyone needs to be a minimalist. Some people ...

This is a memo I published internally to my team at Monarch. I'm sharing it more publicly in case it helps other software engineering teams that are managing...