Adrien Joly
@adrienjoly.com
👨⚕️ Software engineer. 🎙️ Co-host of « le SAV de la Tech ». 🥁 Drummer of Harissa, VR lover, music digger on https://openwhyd.org/adrien. 🇫🇷 Based in Montreuil / Paris area, France. 🗞️ News: https://ajo.ovh/now
« The real question is whether we’re prepared for a world where the bottleneck shifts from “can we build this?” to “should we build this?” That’s a fundamentally different problem space, and it requires fundamentally different skills. »
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The Efficiency Paradox: Why Making Software Easier to Write Means We'll Write Exponentially More
Every time we've made it easier to write software, we've ended up writing exponentially more of it. History suggests we won't do less work - we'll discover w...
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January 1, 2026 at 6:35 AM
« The real question is whether we’re prepared for a world where the bottleneck shifts from “can we build this?” to “should we build this?” That’s a fundamentally different problem space, and it requires fundamentally different skills. »
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« Companies will be well-served by making […] core infra easy to use for both humans and LLMs. Infrastructure should be made as self-service as possible, with friendly CLIs […], and with minimal infra-engineer-in-the-loop required to unblock human and AI users. »
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Software Engineering in 2026
Shifting bottlenecks after a year of dramatic improvement in the quality of AI-generated code.
benjamincongdon.me
January 1, 2026 at 6:20 AM
« Companies will be well-served by making […] core infra easy to use for both humans and LLMs. Infrastructure should be made as self-service as possible, with friendly CLIs […], and with minimal infra-engineer-in-the-loop required to unblock human and AI users. »
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« The buzzy concerns around AI in Hollywood will be grounded by the reality of what audiences increasingly crave: craft, meaning, and shared experiences. »
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12 Outlooks for the Future: 2026+
From talent arbitrage and "proof of craft" to hardware moats, ambient listening, homegrown software, and the end of waste - what should we expect to see in the coming year? What are the implications?
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December 30, 2025 at 6:27 AM
« The buzzy concerns around AI in Hollywood will be grounded by the reality of what audiences increasingly crave: craft, meaning, and shared experiences. »
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"Social media gives you the feeling of social connection without the obligations of actual friendship.
Pornography gives you sexual satisfaction without the vulnerability of partnership.
Productivity apps give you the feeling of accomplishment without anything being accomplished."
Pornography gives you sexual satisfaction without the vulnerability of partnership.
Productivity apps give you the feeling of accomplishment without anything being accomplished."
December 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Social media gives you the feeling of social connection without the obligations of actual friendship.
Pornography gives you sexual satisfaction without the vulnerability of partnership.
Productivity apps give you the feeling of accomplishment without anything being accomplished."
Pornography gives you sexual satisfaction without the vulnerability of partnership.
Productivity apps give you the feeling of accomplishment without anything being accomplished."
« the perfect allocation of work is not the mathematically ideal allocation that maximizes impact. Instead, it’s the balance between that mathematical ideal and doing things that energize you enough to stay motivated over the long haul. »
#engineering #management
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#engineering #management
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"Good engineering management" is a fad
As I get older, I increasingly think about
whether I’m spending my time the right way
to advance my career and my life.
This is also a question that your company
asks about you every performance cycle...
lethain.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:08 AM
« the perfect allocation of work is not the mathematically ideal allocation that maximizes impact. Instead, it’s the balance between that mathematical ideal and doing things that energize you enough to stay motivated over the long haul. »
#engineering #management
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#engineering #management
lethain.com/good-eng-mgm...
« if […] reading as the retrieval of a single, correct meaning […] is the primary way that students are taught to […] interpret a text, can it be surprising that they become frustrated with […] poems that do not immediately yield up an obvious or singular meaning? »
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How to Like Poetry
A sympathetic guide for the perplexed
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
« if […] reading as the retrieval of a single, correct meaning […] is the primary way that students are taught to […] interpret a text, can it be surprising that they become frustrated with […] poems that do not immediately yield up an obvious or singular meaning? »
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I’m enjoying a lot that beautiful interview of Flea by Rick Beato 🤗
I’ve loved his music for 20+ years, and he is so inspiring to listen to!
youtu.be/GmA49M9HwYA?...
I’ve loved his music for 20+ years, and he is so inspiring to listen to!
youtu.be/GmA49M9HwYA?...
The Flea Interview: Red Hot Chili Peppers Bass Icon
YouTube video by Rick Beato
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December 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I’m enjoying a lot that beautiful interview of Flea by Rick Beato 🤗
I’ve loved his music for 20+ years, and he is so inspiring to listen to!
youtu.be/GmA49M9HwYA?...
I’ve loved his music for 20+ years, and he is so inspiring to listen to!
youtu.be/GmA49M9HwYA?...
Reposted by Adrien Joly
Site officiel du Musée ➡️ museedujeuvideo.org/fr
Adresse: 10 Avenue Paul Doumer, 94110 Arcueil
Transport: Le musée est situé à 300m de la station RER B Laplace
#MuseeduJeuVideo #Retrogaming #MO5
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Adresse: 10 Avenue Paul Doumer, 94110 Arcueil
Transport: Le musée est situé à 300m de la station RER B Laplace
#MuseeduJeuVideo #Retrogaming #MO5
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Le musée du jeu vidéo
Préserver, comprendre, transmettre : l'héritage du jeu vidéo
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December 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Site officiel du Musée ➡️ museedujeuvideo.org/fr
Adresse: 10 Avenue Paul Doumer, 94110 Arcueil
Transport: Le musée est situé à 300m de la station RER B Laplace
#MuseeduJeuVideo #Retrogaming #MO5
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Adresse: 10 Avenue Paul Doumer, 94110 Arcueil
Transport: Le musée est situé à 300m de la station RER B Laplace
#MuseeduJeuVideo #Retrogaming #MO5
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« Unlike a [LLM], the human language network […] acts as a translator between external perceptions (such as speech, writing and sign language) and representations of meaning encoded in other parts of the brain (including episodic memory and social cognition) »
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The Polyglot Neuroscientist Resolving How the Brain Parses Language | Quanta Magazine
Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a language network in the human brain — and has found some similarities to LL...
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December 13, 2025 at 6:05 AM
« Unlike a [LLM], the human language network […] acts as a translator between external perceptions (such as speech, writing and sign language) and representations of meaning encoded in other parts of the brain (including episodic memory and social cognition) »
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« this essay is written for […] a person who loves fiction and song but who could never quite get into poetry, and who has a niggling feeling that they are missing out.
The beauty of poetry […] requires that you pay a certain kind of attention. »
amateurcriticism.substack.com/p/how-to-lik...
The beauty of poetry […] requires that you pay a certain kind of attention. »
amateurcriticism.substack.com/p/how-to-lik...
How to Like Poetry
A sympathetic guide for the perplexed
amateurcriticism.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
« this essay is written for […] a person who loves fiction and song but who could never quite get into poetry, and who has a niggling feeling that they are missing out.
The beauty of poetry […] requires that you pay a certain kind of attention. »
amateurcriticism.substack.com/p/how-to-lik...
The beauty of poetry […] requires that you pay a certain kind of attention. »
amateurcriticism.substack.com/p/how-to-lik...
chants grégoriens et post-metal: deux styles posés côte à côte dans ce morceau. étrangement je trouve que la transition fonctionne très bien !
Bonne écoute et bonne journée !
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Bonne écoute et bonne journée !
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Sun For Miles, by MARE
from the album EP Self Titled
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December 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
chants grégoriens et post-metal: deux styles posés côte à côte dans ce morceau. étrangement je trouve que la transition fonctionne très bien !
Bonne écoute et bonne journée !
mareband.bandcamp.com/track/sun-fo...
Bonne écoute et bonne journée !
mareband.bandcamp.com/track/sun-fo...
« How To Do This: Build the Skills That AI Can’t Automate
Get good at the things that AI can’t do - the ability to influence, collaborate, and navigate complex human systems. When AI can write your code, human skills are the differentiator. »
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Get good at the things that AI can’t do - the ability to influence, collaborate, and navigate complex human systems. When AI can write your code, human skills are the differentiator. »
people-work.io/blog/junior-...
The Junior Hiring Crisis
AI isn’t replacing everyone. It’s removing the apprenticeship ladder. Here’s what that means for students, early-career professionals, and the tech industry’s future.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
« How To Do This: Build the Skills That AI Can’t Automate
Get good at the things that AI can’t do - the ability to influence, collaborate, and navigate complex human systems. When AI can write your code, human skills are the differentiator. »
people-work.io/blog/junior-...
Get good at the things that AI can’t do - the ability to influence, collaborate, and navigate complex human systems. When AI can write your code, human skills are the differentiator. »
people-work.io/blog/junior-...
TIL: Node.js provides a deprecate() function that prints to stderr when the deprecated function is called.
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How to "officially" deprecate methods with Node.js utilities
Use the Node.js' `deprecated` utility to deprecated methods.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
TIL: Node.js provides a deprecate() function that prints to stderr when the deprecated function is called.
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www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-lear...
« sending an access token in the URL is not secure.
When you were redirected from Chase back to YNAB, Chase sent YNAB an authorization code in the URL. »
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When you were redirected from Chase back to YNAB, Chase sent YNAB an authorization code in the URL. »
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November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
« sending an access token in the URL is not secure.
When you were redirected from Chase back to YNAB, Chase sent YNAB an authorization code in the URL. »
www.ducktyped.org/p/an-illustr...
When you were redirected from Chase back to YNAB, Chase sent YNAB an authorization code in the URL. »
www.ducktyped.org/p/an-illustr...
« AI created wrong abstractions, often too complex: it sometimes tries to make too generic components, because it assumes it/you might need to reuse it. »
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AI-Assisted Development: A Three-Act Play
Developers on my team use Cursor’s Tab feature. Designers use vibe-coded prototypes to gather feedback from stakeholders. I rely on Claude Code to plan and build larger features. Same AI technology, c...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM
« AI created wrong abstractions, often too complex: it sometimes tries to make too generic components, because it assumes it/you might need to reuse it. »
betweentheprompts.com/three-act-pl...
betweentheprompts.com/three-act-pl...
Je crois qu’il va falloir que j’inscrive Daria en cure de désintox ! 😂
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Je crois qu’il va falloir que j’inscrive Daria en cure de désintox ! 😂
- ma famille: qu’est-ce qui te ferait plaisir pour noël ? 🎅
- moi: 🤔 hmm, cette année je me suis déjà offert un pc, un kit volant+pedales+siège de drivingsim => je suis à court d’idées ! 😅
- mon compte YouTube premium + mes apps: ah ! 🫵😈 t’aurais du accepter le tracking et les pubs personnalisées !
- moi: 🤔 hmm, cette année je me suis déjà offert un pc, un kit volant+pedales+siège de drivingsim => je suis à court d’idées ! 😅
- mon compte YouTube premium + mes apps: ah ! 🫵😈 t’aurais du accepter le tracking et les pubs personnalisées !
November 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
- ma famille: qu’est-ce qui te ferait plaisir pour noël ? 🎅
- moi: 🤔 hmm, cette année je me suis déjà offert un pc, un kit volant+pedales+siège de drivingsim => je suis à court d’idées ! 😅
- mon compte YouTube premium + mes apps: ah ! 🫵😈 t’aurais du accepter le tracking et les pubs personnalisées !
- moi: 🤔 hmm, cette année je me suis déjà offert un pc, un kit volant+pedales+siège de drivingsim => je suis à court d’idées ! 😅
- mon compte YouTube premium + mes apps: ah ! 🫵😈 t’aurais du accepter le tracking et les pubs personnalisées !
« the Signal Protocol updates secret key material each time a message party hits the send button or receives a message, and at other points, such as in graphical indicators that a party is currently typing and in the sending of read receipts. »
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement
New design sets a high standard for post-quantum readiness.
arstechnica.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM
« the Signal Protocol updates secret key material each time a message party hits the send button or receives a message, and at other points, such as in graphical indicators that a party is currently typing and in the sending of read receipts. »
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
« docs explaining the code aren't all that helpful, but […] CODE_REVIEW.md, PRD.md, ROADMAP.md, and CAPTAINS_LOG.md [help] the agent stay on track with the overall intent of the project, adhere to consistent review practices, and counter poor tendencies »
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Optimizing repos for AI | Tom Bedor's Blog
A colleague recently complained to me about the hassle of organizing information in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md. This is the mark of a real adopter - she has gone through the progression from being impresse...
tombedor.dev
October 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM
« docs explaining the code aren't all that helpful, but […] CODE_REVIEW.md, PRD.md, ROADMAP.md, and CAPTAINS_LOG.md [help] the agent stay on track with the overall intent of the project, adhere to consistent review practices, and counter poor tendencies »
tombedor.dev/optimizing-r...
tombedor.dev/optimizing-r...
Je soutiens le développement de « Get Funky, Deliv’ or Die », le jeu vidéo de l’équipage du Nexus VI ! 🔥
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Get Funky Deliv' Or Die - Le jeu vidéo Nexus VI
Rejoins l'aventure et aide à donner vie à ce projet fou !
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October 27, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Je soutiens le développement de « Get Funky, Deliv’ or Die », le jeu vidéo de l’équipage du Nexus VI ! 🔥
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Aujourd’hui j’ai eu le plaisir de voir 3 personnalités de YouTube que j’affectionne : PP Garcia, Gorkab mais surtout Le Capitaine du Nexus VI et son équipage ! Quelle journée !
October 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Aujourd’hui j’ai eu le plaisir de voir 3 personnalités de YouTube que j’affectionne : PP Garcia, Gorkab mais surtout Le Capitaine du Nexus VI et son équipage ! Quelle journée !
« Luckily, there is a trick. You can trade a repro for another repro as long as you’re able to convince yourself that it’ll help you make progress on the original problem. »
A well-narrated explanation on how to hunt the root cause of a bug with (and without) AI.
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A well-narrated explanation on how to hunt the root cause of a bug with (and without) AI.
overreacted.io/how-to-fix-a...
How to Fix Any Bug — overreacted
The joys of vibecoding.
overreacted.io
October 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
« Luckily, there is a trick. You can trade a repro for another repro as long as you’re able to convince yourself that it’ll help you make progress on the original problem. »
A well-narrated explanation on how to hunt the root cause of a bug with (and without) AI.
overreacted.io/how-to-fix-a...
A well-narrated explanation on how to hunt the root cause of a bug with (and without) AI.
overreacted.io/how-to-fix-a...
I just shared with my team an example of how NVC (non-violent communication) help me resolve a conflict that made me mad against my CEO, in a previous work experience.
I figured that it may be helpful/interesting to some of you, so here we go:
I figured that it may be helpful/interesting to some of you, so here we go:
October 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I just shared with my team an example of how NVC (non-violent communication) help me resolve a conflict that made me mad against my CEO, in a previous work experience.
I figured that it may be helpful/interesting to some of you, so here we go:
I figured that it may be helpful/interesting to some of you, so here we go:
Npm packages you may not need anymore: typescript, chalk, node-fetch, websocket, sqlite…
nodesource.com/blog/nodejs-...
nodesource.com/blog/nodejs-...
15 Recent Node.js Features that Replace Popular npm Packages
Many Node.js features that once required third-party packages are now built into the runtime itself.
nodesource.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Npm packages you may not need anymore: typescript, chalk, node-fetch, websocket, sqlite…
nodesource.com/blog/nodejs-...
nodesource.com/blog/nodejs-...
Je soutiens ce projet de long métrage par Alex Pilot, le co-fondateur et réal de la chaîne NoLife, sur la création d'un jeu à l'époque de l'Amiga et de l'Atari ST, sur fond de Demo scene. 💪
Merci Frédéric pour l'annonce et la description que je t'ai reprise 🙏
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Merci Frédéric pour l'annonce et la description que je t'ai reprise 🙏
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DEMO - Un film double face / double densité par Alex Pilot
Une plongée fascinante dans l'univers des coders amateurs sur Atari ST et Amiga.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Je soutiens ce projet de long métrage par Alex Pilot, le co-fondateur et réal de la chaîne NoLife, sur la création d'un jeu à l'époque de l'Amiga et de l'Atari ST, sur fond de Demo scene. 💪
Merci Frédéric pour l'annonce et la description que je t'ai reprise 🙏
fr.ulule.com/demo-par-ale...
Merci Frédéric pour l'annonce et la description que je t'ai reprise 🙏
fr.ulule.com/demo-par-ale...