A developer's critical reflection on GitHub Copilot's impact, questioning if its AI assistance is creating accessibility and quality divides in software development.
Contrasts startup agility with enterprise complexity in solving tech problems like test data generation, exploring the trade-offs between simple and complex solutions.
A software developer shares lessons learned from being laid off and navigating a challenging job search, including application statistics and strategies.
An essay critiquing how software's efficiency and potential for post-scarcity are sabotaged by business models that create artificial obsolescence and bloat.
A podcast episode discussing the motivations and experiences of developers who live stream their coding process and connect with the community.
Analyzes the rising costs and diminishing value of traditional observability tools, exploring the 'cost multiplier' effect of using multiple overlapping telemetry systems.
Introduces EffVer, a versioning scheme that communicates the expected effort required for users to upgrade, as an alternative to SemVer and CalVer.
How an IT team uses brainstorming sessions to tackle ambiguous challenges like upcoming ESG regulations and develop innovative software solutions.
A VP of Engineering at a startup debates the necessity of engineering managers with a CEO who views them as unnecessary overhead, exploring arguments for their role.
A closing talk from GopherConAU reflecting on 14 years of the Go programming language, discussing its successes and lessons learned.
A developer shares personal experiences and advice on overcoming social anxiety to network effectively at tech conferences.
A developer shares a curated list of influential tech articles that shaped their career, covering topics like technology choice, productivity, and engineering culture.
A web developer reflects on a challenging 2023, focusing on mental health, business changes, and plans for new CSS content in 2024.
A developer's 2023 review focusing on TanStack Query v5 release and creating an official course for the library, while balancing work and open source.
The article argues against rigid 'right vs wrong' thinking in software engineering, emphasizing context, trade-offs, and subjectivity in technical decisions.
A software developer advocates for canceling unnecessary meetings to protect deep work time, referencing Paul Graham's Maker's Schedule.
A developer shares personal experiences creating tech communities, from Discord groups to book clubs, and reflects on the challenges and rewards of organizing.
Developer updates on vdirsyncer's experimental rewrite, detailing progress towards an alpha release for calendar/contact sync.
A reflection on the joy of personal programming projects and a reminder to pursue coding for passion, not just work.
Russ Cox discusses how Go evolves, the role of data in decisions, and the introduction of opt-in telemetry in the Go toolchain.
