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The craft of shipping — architecture, trade-offs, and the realities of getting things done.

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2026
2026-07-03 Self-hosted infrastructure tools don't lose to AWS or Vercel on features. They lose on trust. selfhosteddevopsopensource
2026-06-16 European companies rebuild software that already exists. Constantly. Give an American company the same choice and it buy startupseuropegame-theory
2026-05-25 AI didn't create the gap between writing code and shipping useful products. It exposed it. aiengineeringcraftsmanship
2026-05-20 A bad deploy is legible. aisoftware-engineeringdevops
2026-05-15 This isn't fresh news. The trend of high-profile CTOs leaving C-suite roles to take IC seats at Anthropic has been build AnthropicAIEngineering
2026-05-15 This isn't fresh news. The trend of high-profile CTOs leaving C-suite roles to take IC seats at Anthropic has been build aicareersengineering
2026-05-06 AI made software cheap to ship. The hard part is now figuring out what to ship. aiagentsengineering
2026-05-05 He's right. The interesting question is who lands on which side of that line. aiengineeringsoftwareengineering
2026-04-29 Two years ago I wrote about the perils of over-engineering. Heavy abstractions, premature microservices, solving problem softwaredevelopmentaiagents
2026-04-22 Fifteen years in infrastructure teaches you what breaks. opensourcedevopsinfrastructure
2026-04-18 Most teams calling themselves AI-first are AI-assisted. changemanagementleadershipai
2026-04-17 Two months ago I wrote about an AI pipeline BRIDGE IN that could deliver a feature end-to-end. Spec in, PR out, one hour AgenticCodingAISoftwareEngineering
2026-04-15 This take has a hidden assumption: that trust = motivated-to-do-well. SoftwareEngineeringEngineeringLeadershipAI
2026-04-11 The most anti-AI-slop project in open source just publicly thanked an AI company for code contributions. AIOpenSourceSoftwareEngineering
2026-04-10 The funny part is every single item on that list created more developer jobs, not fewer. aicodingsoftwaredevelopment
2026-04-09 Faster engineering doesn't automatically mean faster delivery. aileadershipengineering
2026-04-06 This chart has been going around and it's the most accurate map of AI adoption I've seen. LeadershipAgenticDevelopmentEngineering
2026-04-02 Artemis II lifted off yesterday. First humans headed to the Moon since 1972. BuildThingsSpaceEngineering
2026-04-02 Last Friday at 11pm I deleted three client websites. SoftwareEngineeringAIDevOps
2026-02-23 Cody Plofker nailed it and I think it explains why people have such wildly different experiences with Claude Code. ClaudeCodeSoftwareDevelopmentAI
2026-02-17 I watched 12 AI agents ship a production feature while I did nothing. CodingAgentsSoftwareDevelopmentAI
2026-02-13 People are dunking on this post but I think they're missing the point. regexSoftwareDevelopmentAI
2026-02-11 The tale of the 2 AIs. CodexClaudeSoftwareDevelopment
2026-02-10 Reagan had this phrase for dealing with the Soviets. SoftwareDevelopmentAI
2026-02-02 The build vs. buy equation just flipped. SoftwareEngineeringStartupsTechLeadership
2026-01-31 The panic around AI replacing software jobs? Totally off base. ProductManagementCareerGrowthFutureOfWork
2026-01-29 The one skill that is most relevant for software development: curiosity curiosityAisoftwaredevelopment
2026-01-26 We've been doing this in software engineering for decades. ProductivityGenerativeAIDevTools
2026-01-23 For a bit of less serious post.. (we all need some fun) SoftwareEngineeringPythonAI
2025
2025-03-27 Calling all software engineers, managers and aspiring CTOs! 🚀 TechLeadershipCTOCareerGrowth
2025-03-27 A coworker recently shared an impressive find with me from Tech Talks Weekly: their list of the 100 most-watched softwar ContinuousLearningSoftwareEngineeringTechTalks
2025-03-27 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: An ever recurring Topic refactoringsoftwaredevelopmenttechnicaldebt
2025-03-27 Just read a cool article by Sean Goedecke on dealing with big, old codebases. It's eye-opening if you work in tech and d LegacyCodeTechLifeSoftwareDevelopment
2025-03-27 🚀 Join Altium® /Valispace (Acquired by Altium) ! We're transforming electronics design and need a Frontend Software Engi TechJobsRemoteWorkValispace
2024
2024-03-27 Balancing Innovation and Stability: Lessons from the Game of Chess 👑 leadershipchessinnovation
2024-03-27 Microsoft's AI Game Plan 🤖 microsoftaichatGPT
2024-03-27 The Power of Pull Request Traceability CodingJourneySoftwareDevelopmentTraceability
2024-03-27 I recently was pointed towards this thought-provoking article that raises some crucial questions about the state of soft QualitySoftwareSoftwareDevelopmentTechIndustry
2024-03-27 This was a very different, but enlightening weekend. productmanagementproduct
2024-03-27 🚀 Unveiling the Secret Sauce to Epic Strategies! 📚 strategyteammanagementinnovation
2024-03-27 Embracing Innovation and Data-Driven Culture for Success 📈 datasciencedatadatamining
2024-03-27 Crafting High-Performing Teams: 5 Proven Strategies leadershipbestadvicestrategy
2024-03-27 Cognitive Biases - Warps on our Decision making decisionmakingstrategycognitivebias
2024-03-27 4 Key Takeaways from My Interview on DevOps awsdevopssecurity
2024-03-27 Insights from GitHub's Official Blog: "Quantifying GitHub Copilot’s Impact on Code Quality" 📊 githubinnovationproductivity
2024-03-27 The 2023 DORA State of DevOps Report is in! 📊 continousdeliverydevopstechnology
2024-03-27 Being “productive” all the time doesn’t mean you’re doing good quality work. restproductivity
2024-03-27 💡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 🛠️ SimplicityMattersEngineeringWisdomSoftwareDevelopment
2024-03-27 Managing timezones and dates in software development can be a daunting task! 🌐⏰ TechLeadershipTimezonesSoftwareDevelopment
2024-03-27 🚀 Scaling a B2B business? You need to read this. startupstechnologyteambuilding
2022
2022-03-28 Are you attending Valispace Live next week? engineering