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5/23/2026
Junior Developers in the Age of AI
Companies are ditching junior engineers en masse. They’ll tell you it’s because AI writes better code. They’re right…but also missing the point.
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Dear CTO: it's not 2015 anymore
With AI and big tech layoffs, engineering organizations have been put under a microscope like never before. Engineering leaders need to adapt to this new normal.
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There's no such thing as 'Developer ROI'
Engineering productivity is real, but trying to quantify it in dollar terms is a losing, disastrous battle.
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'AI is going to hack Jira
How the Agile Industrial Complex has set us all up to be duped by AI codegen.
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Productive teams don't measure productivity
It's become normal for engineering teams to get stuck in a vicious cycle of waste and bureaucracy. Here's how we got here, and how to break free.
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Engineering ≠ New Features
Your engineering team is not a feature factory. This dangerous misconception can kil your company.
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The Magical Thinking of Busy CTOs
A cautionary tale on one of the most common leadership pitfalls.
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How every discussion about 'developer productivity' ends in hell
What's being asked, what's actually asked, and what's being answered are completely different things.
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The Magical Thinking of Busy CTOs
A cautionary tale on one of the most common leadership pitfalls.
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The Myth of the Anti-social Engineer
Engineers have long been typecast as poor communicators. This myth allows bad engineers to thrive, and stops us all from developing our own tech fluency.
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