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AI fakers exposed in tech dev recruitment: postmortem
A full-remote security startup nearly hired a backend engineer who doesn’t exist, after a candidate used an AI filter as an on-screen disguise in video…
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Gergely Orosz
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State of the software engineering job market in 2024
A deep dive into job market trends, the companies and cities hiring the most software engineers, growth areas, and more. Exclusive data and charts
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Gergely Orosz
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The end of 0% interest rates: what the new normal means for software engineers
The end of 10+ years of 0% interest rates is set to change the tech industry. What do higher rates mean for software engineering jobs, developers, and…
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Gergely Orosz
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How AI-assisted coding will change software engineering: hard truths
A field guide that also covers why we need to rethink our expectations, and what software engineering really is. A guest post by software engineer and…
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Gergely Orosz
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Addy Osmani
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Measuring developer productivity? A response to McKinsey
The consulting firm came up with a methodology they claim can measure software developer productivity. But that measurement comes at a high price – and…
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Gergely Orosz
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Kent Beck
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MCP Protocol: a new AI dev tools building block
The Model Context Protocol - that extends IDEs’ AI capabilities - is gaining rapid popularity. Why is this, and why should us developers pay attention…
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Gergely Orosz
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State of the startup and scaleup hiring markets in 2025 – as seen by recruiters
More startups and scaleups are hiring engineers and engineering leaders. Advice for tech professionals on how to get noticed by specialist recruitment…
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Gergely Orosz
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The end of 0% interest rates: what it means for tech startups and the industry
The past 15 years saw the lowest interest rates in modern history, and this “zero interest-rate period” (ZIRP) meant growing tech companies was easy…
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Gergely Orosz
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Cross-platform mobile development
A deep dive into the most popular frameworks: React Native, Flutter, native-first, and web-based technologies, and how to pick the right approach
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Gergely Orosz
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Elin Nilsson
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Fatos Morina
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The Trimodal Nature of Tech Compensation Revisited
Why does a similar position have 2-4x compensation differences, in the same market? A closer look at the trimodal model I published in 2021. More data…
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Gergely Orosz
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Paying down tech debt
A guide for reducing tech debt effectively, and how to develop a mindset that welcomes the short-term benefits of eliminating it. A guest post by…
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Gergely Orosz
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Lou Franco
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Inside OpenAI: How does ChatGPT Ship So Quickly?
Since it arrived a year ago, ChatGPT has been shipping at breakneck speed. Evan Morikawa, the first engineering manager for this group shares what…
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Gergely Orosz
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