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The Pulse: Quitting Spotify Podcasts over reliability
Also: Chinese open models match closed ones from Anthropic and OpenAI, AWS’s “heart-attack” billing error, and more
Jul 23
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Pushing software engineering limits with “napkin math”
Turbopuffer cofounder Simon Eskildsen on the benefits of longer tenure, using first principles to build durable software – and why founders should be…
Jul 21
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Gergely Orosz
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The Pulse: Grok’s CLI caught uploading all your local files to the cloud
Also: engineering leaders concerned about continued increase in code review load, devs at enterprises surprised by high enterprise pricing, and more
Jul 16
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Gergely Orosz
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Context engineering with Dex Horthy
Dex Horthy explains why context engineering is key to building more effective AI-assisted software without sacrificing code quality.
Jul 15
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Gergely Orosz
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What is “loop engineering?”
There’s talk about loop engineering, but what is it exactly? I looked into it, and found triggers, cron jobs, AI slop & more. Is it a “here today, gone…
Jul 14
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The Pulse: What can we learn from Bun’s rapid Rust rewrite with AI?
A rewrite done in 11 days that would have taken a small team a year to complete, for $165K in tokens. Also: coding LLM “wars” heat up, AI fakers from…
Jul 9
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The Pragmatic Engineer AMA
In this AMA episode, Gergely Orosz answers listener questions on AI, engineering, hiring, and careers.
Jul 8
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Tech jobs market in 2026, part 3: hiring managers & job seekers
The market where nobody finds each other, the hottest market for AI-related positions, tough for engineering leaders, and more. Based on details from…
Jul 7
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Gergely Orosz
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How Kent Beck shapes the software engineering industry
Kent Beck reflects on Agile, TDD, and why building trust—not just generating code—will define the future of software engineering in the AI era.
Jul 1
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Gergely Orosz
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June 2026
Impressions from visiting OpenAI, Anthropic, & Cursor
A peek into where software engineering is headed from inside the sector’s leading AI labs. Agents running in the cloud are a major trend, while coding…
Jun 30
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Gergely Orosz
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Tech interviews with NeetCode
NeetCode shares his journey from Amazon and Google to building a startup, and why deep expertise still matters in the age of AI.
Jun 24
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Slow down to speed up: so much has changed in 6 months’ time
An overview of what’s changed in engineering during the last six months, how various tech companies are changing how they work, and why slowing down…
Jun 23
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