Awni Hannun is a machine learning researcher and writer specializing in speech recognition, sequence models, and deep learning frameworks. He shares insights, tutorials, and analyses on ML concepts, algorithms, and practical implementations.
Sebastian Raschka, PhD, is an LLM Research Engineer and AI expert bridging academia and industry, specializing in large language models, high-performance AI systems, and practical, code-driven machine learning.
Nicolai Parlog (nipafx) is a Java Developer Advocate at Oracle who shares deep insights on Java through blogs, talks, books, videos, and open-source projects, helping developers learn and grow.
Kenneth Reitz is an open-source creator and thinker exploring how technology, AI, and algorithms shape human consciousness, culture, and mental wellbeing—advocating for tech that serves humanity, not exploits it.
Avdi Grimm is a veteran software developer, Ruby author, and consultant focused on teaching developers how to build graceful, adaptable software systems through writing, talks, and hands-on mentoring.
John D. Cook provides expert consulting in applied mathematics and data privacy, helping clients from tech, biotech, and legal industries—including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Amgen—solve complex problems efficiently.
Kevin Avignon is a software engineer and writer embracing the focused generalist mindset, sharing thoughtful insights on engineering, developer productivity, performance, system design, and the human side of building software through in-depth articles and essays.
Brad Frost — Web designer, author, and design systems advocate best known for Atomic Design, writing and speaking about design systems, CSS, frontend workflows, creativity, and the human side of building user interfaces.
Jeff Atwood — Software developer, writer, and entrepreneur best known as co-founder of Stack Overflow and the Stack Exchange network, and co-founder of Discourse, writing about software development, community building, and the human side of programming.
Simon Willison — Independent developer and writer documenting practical experiments, tools, and deep analysis around large language models, generative AI, web development, security, and emerging programming workflows through detailed posts and daily TILs.
Zack Kanter — Founder & CEO of Stedi and former founder of Proforged, sharing thoughtful essays on startups, entrepreneurship, Amazon’s business model, and founder mindset, grounded in real operating experience and long-term reflections on building companies.
Brent — Curator of Stitcher’s Community Feed, a community-driven, hand-curated content aggregator highlighting thoughtful, high-quality writing from across the web. The feed focuses on software engineering, open source, web development, infrastructure, and the human side of building technology. Readers can browse recent picks, follow via RSS, or contribute their own suggestions.
Alex Merced — Developer and technical writer sharing in-depth insights on data engineering, Apache Iceberg, data lakehouse architectures, Python tooling, and modern analytics platforms, with a strong focus on practical, hands-on learning.
Bruno Rocha — Software engineer at Spotify and creator of Burnout Buddy, writing about software engineering, Swift and iOS development, reverse engineering, productivity, and building sustainable, user-focused apps.
Manuel Meyer — Azure Architect, Trainer, and Microsoft MVP specializing in Microsoft Cloud solutions, cloud onboarding, performance management, and troubleshooting, sharing hands-on insights about Azure, M365, and modern cloud technologies.
Cassidoo.co is the personal blog of Cassidy Williams, a well known developer, speaker, and educator who writes about JavaScript, React, career growth, web development, dev tools, and learning in public. Her posts mix technical insights with approachable explanations, covering topics like UI patterns, coding tips, productivity workflows, and the human side of software engineering. Cassidy is known for her weekly newsletter, open-source work, and community involvement.
SebastianRaschka.com is the personal blog of Sebastian Raschka, PhD, an LLM research engineer whose work bridges academia and industry in AI and machine learning. On his blog and notes section he publishes deep, well-documented articles on topics such as LLMs (large language models), reasoning models, machine learning in Python, neural networks, data science workflows, and deep learning architecture. Recent posts explore advanced themes like “reasoning LLMs”, comparisons of modern open-weight transformer architectures, and guides for building, training, or analyzing neural networks and model internals.
SimonWillison.net is the long-running blog of Simon Willison, a software engineer, open-source creator, and co-author of the original Django framework. He writes about Python, Django, Datasette, AI tooling, prompt engineering, search, databases, APIs, data journalism, and practical software architecture. The blog includes detailed notes from experiments, conference talks, and real projects. Readers will find clear explanations of topics such as LLM workflows, SQL patterns, data publishing, scraping, deployment, caching, and modern developer tooling. Simon also publishes frequent micro-posts and TIL entries that document small discoveries and tricks from day-to-day engineering work. The tone is practical and research oriented, making the site a valuable resource for anyone interested in serious engineering and open data.
Codeaholicguy is the personal blog of Hoang Nguyen, Director of Engineering at ShopBack, where he writes thoughtful, hands-on pieces about software engineering, leadership, and building with purpose. Posts range from practical team practices and architecture notes to deep dives on AI-assisted workflows with tools like CursorAI. The tone is pragmatic, product-minded, and aimed at engineers who want to ship faster without sacrificing code quality.
Melroy van den Berg writes hands-on articles about GNU/Linux, networking, security, DevOps, software engineering and embedded hardware. The blog mixes step-by-step guides and deep dives, from DNS fundamentals with command-line experiments to self-hosting, servers, tooling and practical troubleshooting. Clear categories cover levels from beginner to advanced, making it useful both for learning core concepts and refining day-to-day workflows.
