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Source: Readwise Reader export, ingested 2026-10-29. Entries: 14. Summaries are truncated from frontmatter summary; absent ⇒ omitted.
- Resending: The future of AI might not be LLMs — 2026-10-13
This past month saw the introduction of what may be the most important AI model since ChatGPT: Jev.
- The future of AI might not be LLMs — 2026-10-06
This past month saw the introduction of what may be the most important AI model since ChatGPT: Jev.
- Resending: The changing identity of software engineers — 2026-09-08
My first few months as a tech lead were challenging. I frequently left work in a daze, not really sure what I had accomplished.
- The changing identity of software engineers — 2026-09-01
My first few months as a tech lead were challenging. I frequently left work in a daze, not really sure what I had accomplished.
- Resending: Is npm finally safe? — 2026-08-11
To say that npm had a rough 2025 would be an understatement. The Shai Helud worm ran through npm for most of the year and even reappeared in…
- Is npm finally safe? — 2026-08-04
To say that npm had a rough 2025 would be an understatement. The Shai Helud worm ran through npm for most of the year and even reappeared in…
- The AI pullback has begun — 2026-07-07
Despite years of evidence that no one is making money from AI, 2026 looked like another year of explosive growth.
- Resending: What we lose when we stop coding — 2026-06-08
I recently ran into a problem while working on Bredbox. I had upgraded the application from Astro 5 to 6 and was wiring up Cloudflare worker…
- What we lose when we stop coding — 2026-06-02
I recently ran into a problem while working on Bredbox. I had upgraded the application from Astro 5 to 6 and was wiring up Cloudflare worker…
- Open source in the age of AI — 2026-05-05
AI has sparked unprecedented questions about the future of software. How it will reshape software engineering and our relationship with code…
- Single-tasking in the age of AI — 2026-03-03
One of the worst-kept secrets of human productivity is that we are terrible at multitasking. Study after study has shown that we cannot trul…
- Leadership is making tough decisions — 2026-02-03
Great leaders are defined not by their successes, but by how quickly they acknowledge and fix their mistakes.
- Resending: Expensive AI is coming — 2026-01-12
The world changed rapidly in November 2022 when ChatGPT launched as a free research tool. It reached 1 million users in five days and 57 mil…
- Human Who Codes Newsletter - Layoffs — 2023-02-07
The past couple of months have been difficult for the tech industry as a whole, with many companies announcing significant layoffs. This is…