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AI Tooling for Software Engineers in 2026
Claude Code dominates tool usage, leaders are more positive about AI than engineers, staff+ engineers are the biggest users of AI agents, and more…
Mar 3
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DHH’s new way of writing code
David Heinemeier Hansson shares why he shifted to an agent-first AI workflow, and what it means for how software is built and who builds it.
Apr 8
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Gergely Orosz
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Cycles of disruption in the tech industry: with software pioneers Kent Beck & Martin Fowler
Parallels between technology shifts in the past decades and what we’re seeing with AI. Also: ways to avoid burnout when working with AI agents, TDD back…
Apr 7
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Gergely Orosz
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The Pulse: Industry leaders return to coding with AI
Mark Zuckerberg and Garry Tan join the trend of C-level folks jumping back into coding with AI. Also: a bad week for Claude Code and GitHub, and more
Apr 2
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Gergely Orosz
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Scaling Uber with Thuan Pham (Uber’s first CTO)
Thuan Pham (Uber's first CTO) on scaling Uber from constant outages to global infrastructure, the shift to microservices and platform teams, and how AI…
Apr 1
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Gergely Orosz
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What is inference engineering? Deepdive
Many engineers use inference daily, but inference engineering is a bit obscure – and an area rich with interesting challenges. Philip Kiely, author of…
Mar 31
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Gergely Orosz
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The Pulse: is GitHub still best for AI-native development?
Poor availability has dogged GitHub for months and raises questions about its status and focus. Plus, Microsoft promises Windows will not be…
Mar 26
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Gergely Orosz
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“How to be a 10x engineer” – interview with a standout dev
An interview with an engineer with no public GitHub contributions, setting clear boundaries – and yet not having needed to apply for positions when…
Mar 24
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Gergely Orosz
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