engineering leadership
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Do You Still Read Books?
A developer asked me that on a call in June. Not sarcastically. He asked it the way you would ask someone who still develops film. I had mentioned I picked up the…
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AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder.
Yes, writing code is easier than ever. AI assistants autocomplete your functions. Agents scaffold entire features. You can describe what you want in plain English and watch working code appear in seconds.…
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The “Build It Yourself” Trap: How AI Enthusiasm Is Quietly Killing Core Product Development
A new kind of logic is spreading through developer communities, startup circles, and engineering Slack channels. It goes something like this: why pay a monthly subscription for software someone else built when…
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Architect or Extinct: Why Software Developers Must Evolve Beyond Writing Code
A house architect does not lay bricks. They do not mix concrete, install plumbing, or wire electrical panels. They design the building. They decide how spaces connect, where light enters, how loads…
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You Don’t Want a Claude Code Guru
The job posting practically writes itself these days. “Looking for a senior developer proficient with AI coding tools. Must be comfortable using Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot to rapidly produce production-ready code.…