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Senior developers need to rethink how they train. Good insight from Kent Beck.
Interesting post: The Bet On Juniors Just Got Better open.substack.com/pub/tidyfirs...
by @kentbeck.com #ai
by @kentbeck.com #ai
The Bet On Juniors Just Got Better
Why genies can make hiring juniors more profitable, & what you need to change to get there
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Senior developers need to rethink how they train. Good insight from Kent Beck.
Interesting short article from Mr Fowler who always has something interesting to share. But really, go read the posting by Jim Highsmith linked within for some much needed positive vibes.
Some fragments on AI, its impact on maintainability, the dangers from its jailbreaking, developer workflows - and how it can be an ally against Parkinson's disease
martinfowler.com/articles/202...
martinfowler.com/articles/202...
Fragments Dec 4
a short post
martinfowler.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Interesting short article from Mr Fowler who always has something interesting to share. But really, go read the posting by Jim Highsmith linked within for some much needed positive vibes.
The multi-region coordinated updating ability of these d-LLMs sounds like a nice improvement to avoid the dreaded “so many changes in this PR” I’m seeing with agent generated code. blog.jetbrains.com/ai/2025/11/w...
Why Diffusion Models Could Change Developer Workflows in 2026 | The JetBrains AI Blog
Diffusion models, and in particular diffusion large language models (d-LLMs), operate differently from current coding assistants. Unlike autoregressive models, which generate token by token and line b...
blog.jetbrains.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The multi-region coordinated updating ability of these d-LLMs sounds like a nice improvement to avoid the dreaded “so many changes in this PR” I’m seeing with agent generated code. blog.jetbrains.com/ai/2025/11/w...
All our explorer buddies banded together to look at the same interstellar object. I found this stragely enjoyable thinking of them all working together. science.nasa.gov/solar-system...
Comet 3I/ATLAS Image Gallery
A gallery of images from NASA missions observing the rare, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.
science.nasa.gov
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
All our explorer buddies banded together to look at the same interstellar object. I found this stragely enjoyable thinking of them all working together. science.nasa.gov/solar-system...
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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, one of the greatest comic strips of all time, was born on this day, November 18, 1985 -- December 31, 1995.
And Calvin's dad remains a beacon of inspiration to cyclists everywhere.
And Calvin's dad remains a beacon of inspiration to cyclists everywhere.
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, one of the greatest comic strips of all time, was born on this day, November 18, 1985 -- December 31, 1995.
And Calvin's dad remains a beacon of inspiration to cyclists everywhere.
And Calvin's dad remains a beacon of inspiration to cyclists everywhere.
PRs that are understandable and maintainable by humans is a requirement that should not change even if large portions of the PR is generated by AI. Just say no to AI code slop! www.thoughtworks.com/radar/techni...
Complacency with AI-generated code | Technology Radar | Thoughtworks
As AI coding assistants and agents gain traction, so does the body of data and research highlighting concerns about complacency with AI-generated code. While there’s [...]
www.thoughtworks.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
PRs that are understandable and maintainable by humans is a requirement that should not change even if large portions of the PR is generated by AI. Just say no to AI code slop! www.thoughtworks.com/radar/techni...
Your wikipedia computing interesting fact for the day: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_...
Bitter lesson - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Your wikipedia computing interesting fact for the day: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_...
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As promised, we wanted to follow up our March blog examining the most common cyclist crash in Monroe County with further analysis. Here are the other most common errors locally that lead to crashes. reconnectrochester.org/2025/11/unde...
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
As promised, we wanted to follow up our March blog examining the most common cyclist crash in Monroe County with further analysis. Here are the other most common errors locally that lead to crashes. reconnectrochester.org/2025/11/unde...
Sort of amazing sandboxing the agent wasn’t there from day one but happy to see it there now. www.anthropic.com/engineering/...
Making Claude Code more secure and autonomous with sandboxing
Learn how Claude Code's new sandboxing feature protects developers with filesystem and network isolation, reducing permission prompts and increasing user safety.
www.anthropic.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sort of amazing sandboxing the agent wasn’t there from day one but happy to see it there now. www.anthropic.com/engineering/...
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Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers on earth. www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
www.scientificamerican.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers on earth. www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
I’m sure I’m not the only Software Engineer out there who could benefit by improving their relationship skills. terriblesoftware.org/2025/10/01/s...
Stop Avoiding Politics
Most engineers think workplace politics is dirty. They’re wrong. Refusing to play politics doesn’t make you noble; it makes you ineffective.
terriblesoftware.org
October 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I’m sure I’m not the only Software Engineer out there who could benefit by improving their relationship skills. terriblesoftware.org/2025/10/01/s...
I thought being a developer has thought me a lot about time. Who knew it was even more complex! libraryoftime.xyz
Library of Time
libraryoftime.xyz
September 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I thought being a developer has thought me a lot about time. Who knew it was even more complex! libraryoftime.xyz
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You can now embed any captcha from I'm Not a Robot onto your site!
use it on your fintech site, b2b saas, edu platform, possibilities are endless
docs: neal.fun/not-a-robot/...
use it on your fintech site, b2b saas, edu platform, possibilities are endless
docs: neal.fun/not-a-robot/...
September 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
You can now embed any captcha from I'm Not a Robot onto your site!
use it on your fintech site, b2b saas, edu platform, possibilities are endless
docs: neal.fun/not-a-robot/...
use it on your fintech site, b2b saas, edu platform, possibilities are endless
docs: neal.fun/not-a-robot/...
I love docker and consider myself an expert. This overview on one alternative (that is still mostly docker) got me thinking of trying podman. codesmash.dev/why-i-ditche...
Switching from Docker to Podman
Podman offers better security, uses fewer resources, and integrates seamlessly with Linux and Kubernetes, making it a superior Docker alternative
codesmash.dev
September 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I love docker and consider myself an expert. This overview on one alternative (that is still mostly docker) got me thinking of trying podman. codesmash.dev/why-i-ditche...
This is a great post to understand how tools like Claude code work. Even if you don’t plan to roll your own I found it enlightening.
NEW POST
CLI coding agents are powerful tools but don't understand your particular environment. Ben O'Mahony shows how to assemble your own.
martinfowler.com/articles/bui...
CLI coding agents are powerful tools but don't understand your particular environment. Ben O'Mahony shows how to assemble your own.
martinfowler.com/articles/bui...
Building your own CLI Coding Agent with Pydantic-AI
How to build a CLI coding agent
martinfowler.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This is a great post to understand how tools like Claude code work. Even if you don’t plan to roll your own I found it enlightening.
Some day… www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Dutch Intersection Is Coming to Save Your Life
Inspired by road safety innovations widely used in the Netherlands, several US cities are installing street crossings that can better protect pedestrians and bicyclists.
www.bloomberg.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Some day… www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
I want to be most impressed by the technical details. But coordinating all these teams seems even more impressive to me. netflixtechblog.com/behind-the-s...
netflixtechblog.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I want to be most impressed by the technical details. But coordinating all these teams seems even more impressive to me. netflixtechblog.com/behind-the-s...
Be sure you know who you are filtering for. hadid.dev/posts/living...
Live coding sucks
Why I believe live coding is NOT fair
hadid.dev
August 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Be sure you know who you are filtering for. hadid.dev/posts/living...
Pick a problem, then a tool. thenewstack.io/throwing-ai-...
Throwing AI at Developers Won’t Fix Their Problems
Systemic engineering bottlenecks won’t disappear by just throwing AI at them. You’ve got to fix the roadblocks to realize the full value of AI tools.
thenewstack.io
July 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Pick a problem, then a tool. thenewstack.io/throwing-ai-...
If you haven’t used claude code or similar tools this is a great overview I found (since I am new to these types of tools). Even if you have, it might give you some new techniques. www.indragie.com/blog/i-shipp...
I Shipped a macOS App Built Entirely by Claude Code
How I built Context—a native macOS SwiftUI app for debugging MCP servers—almost entirely with Claude Code, and what I learned about building with AI coding agents.
www.indragie.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If you haven’t used claude code or similar tools this is a great overview I found (since I am new to these types of tools). Even if you have, it might give you some new techniques. www.indragie.com/blog/i-shipp...
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There’s time to design if we take the time to design.
It's amazing the infinite patience of @kentbeck.com to clarify once again the common "TDD vs Good Design" false dichotomy. Too many people are giving their opinions about TDD, not having experienced it deeply and learnt with the right mentors or resources 🤷♂️
tidyfirst.substack.com/p/design-in-...
tidyfirst.substack.com/p/design-in-...
Design in TDD
Another follow up to Gergely Orosz’ interview of Prof.
tidyfirst.substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
There’s time to design if we take the time to design.
I’m a longtime cyclist and I was surprised this is the most common cyclist accident.
on the road. Lesson learned. If you don’t read it, the key takeaway is ride with traffic even if riding on the sidewalk whenever possible. reconnectrochester.org/2025/03/monr...
on the road. Lesson learned. If you don’t read it, the key takeaway is ride with traffic even if riding on the sidewalk whenever possible. reconnectrochester.org/2025/03/monr...
Monroe County’s Most Common Crash Involving Bicyclists – Reconnect Rochester
reconnectrochester.org
April 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I’m a longtime cyclist and I was surprised this is the most common cyclist accident.
on the road. Lesson learned. If you don’t read it, the key takeaway is ride with traffic even if riding on the sidewalk whenever possible. reconnectrochester.org/2025/03/monr...
on the road. Lesson learned. If you don’t read it, the key takeaway is ride with traffic even if riding on the sidewalk whenever possible. reconnectrochester.org/2025/03/monr...
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"Tidying are the cute, fuzzy little refactorings that nobody could possibly hate on."
📢 New Post: Tidy First? by @kentbeck.com
www.thecoder.cafe/p/tidy-first
📢 New Post: Tidy First? by @kentbeck.com
www.thecoder.cafe/p/tidy-first
Tidy First? Small Changes, Big Impact
Tidying are a subset of refactorings. Tidying are the cute, fuzzy little refactorings that nobody could possibly hate on.
www.thecoder.cafe
March 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"Tidying are the cute, fuzzy little refactorings that nobody could possibly hate on."
📢 New Post: Tidy First? by @kentbeck.com
www.thecoder.cafe/p/tidy-first
📢 New Post: Tidy First? by @kentbeck.com
www.thecoder.cafe/p/tidy-first
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FINAL §
While RAG is the most common way to expand a model outside its training set, Bharani Subramaniam and I now finish our current batch of patterns by examining our experience with Fine Tuning, where we learned to prioritize curating high-quality data.
martinfowler.com/articles/gen...
While RAG is the most common way to expand a model outside its training set, Bharani Subramaniam and I now finish our current batch of patterns by examining our experience with Fine Tuning, where we learned to prioritize curating high-quality data.
martinfowler.com/articles/gen...
Emerging Patterns in Building GenAI Products
Patterns from our colleagues
martinfowler.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
FINAL §
While RAG is the most common way to expand a model outside its training set, Bharani Subramaniam and I now finish our current batch of patterns by examining our experience with Fine Tuning, where we learned to prioritize curating high-quality data.
martinfowler.com/articles/gen...
While RAG is the most common way to expand a model outside its training set, Bharani Subramaniam and I now finish our current batch of patterns by examining our experience with Fine Tuning, where we learned to prioritize curating high-quality data.
martinfowler.com/articles/gen...