Allison Kaptur
@akaptur.bsky.social
software engineer, mountain enthusiast, casual artist
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The engineer-manager pendulum model no longer accurately reflects how engineering leadership operates.
Most of us aren’t just an IC or a manager. Technology has forced us to live somewhere in the middle.
I wrote about what this actually looks like now:
www.modernleader.is/p/pendulum-r...
Most of us aren’t just an IC or a manager. Technology has forced us to live somewhere in the middle.
I wrote about what this actually looks like now:
www.modernleader.is/p/pendulum-r...
The engineer–manager pendulum is breaking
The hybrid era of engineering leadership is here, and the traditional IC/manager model is no longer suitable.
www.modernleader.is
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The engineer-manager pendulum model no longer accurately reflects how engineering leadership operates.
Most of us aren’t just an IC or a manager. Technology has forced us to live somewhere in the middle.
I wrote about what this actually looks like now:
www.modernleader.is/p/pendulum-r...
Most of us aren’t just an IC or a manager. Technology has forced us to live somewhere in the middle.
I wrote about what this actually looks like now:
www.modernleader.is/p/pendulum-r...
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And just for clarification, "learn to write well" doesn't mean "learn to write with big words and complex grammar"
It means: learn to...
-articulate an argument and support it with sound evidence and logical reasoning
-organize your writing so the reader can easily understand complex ideas
It means: learn to...
-articulate an argument and support it with sound evidence and logical reasoning
-organize your writing so the reader can easily understand complex ideas
Imo three things you can do in undergrad that will probably meaningfully improve your career chances (that aren’t highly contextual where the wind may shift and what’s happening to CS majors rn might happen):
-become statistically numerate
-learn another language
-learn to write well
-become statistically numerate
-learn another language
-learn to write well
August 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
And just for clarification, "learn to write well" doesn't mean "learn to write with big words and complex grammar"
It means: learn to...
-articulate an argument and support it with sound evidence and logical reasoning
-organize your writing so the reader can easily understand complex ideas
It means: learn to...
-articulate an argument and support it with sound evidence and logical reasoning
-organize your writing so the reader can easily understand complex ideas
This resonates: blog.val.town/vibe-code
Vibe code is legacy code
Updates and articles from the Val Town team
blog.val.town
July 31, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This resonates: blog.val.town/vibe-code
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We spent two months talking with RC alums and thinking deeply about how LLMs are changing programming and learning.
Here’s what we learned, and how we're currently thinking about AI at RC: t.co/ddFj486ch8
Here’s what we learned, and how we're currently thinking about AI at RC: t.co/ddFj486ch8
https://www.recurse.com/blog/191-developing-our-position-on-ai
t.co
July 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We spent two months talking with RC alums and thinking deeply about how LLMs are changing programming and learning.
Here’s what we learned, and how we're currently thinking about AI at RC: t.co/ddFj486ch8
Here’s what we learned, and how we're currently thinking about AI at RC: t.co/ddFj486ch8
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This is shocking. Pure totalitarianism from DHS, and also blatantly unconstitutional.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation
As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.
www.newyorker.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is shocking. Pure totalitarianism from DHS, and also blatantly unconstitutional.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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“how many politicians have you seen doing photo ops in nurse scrubs?”
New newsletter name, same excellent content (which is to say: penis politics).
Today, I tackle That Jesse Watters Tariffs-and-masculinity Segment.
daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/of-course-...
Today, I tackle That Jesse Watters Tariffs-and-masculinity Segment.
daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/of-course-...
Of course tariffs are about masculinity
In part, at least.
daniellekurtzleben.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
“how many politicians have you seen doing photo ops in nurse scrubs?”
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Holy crap this article
"I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Holy crap this article
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One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
February 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
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I keep thinking about this www.liberalcurrents.com/once-and-fut...
Once and Future Liberal Institutionalism
When conservatives want to burn down the system.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I keep thinking about this www.liberalcurrents.com/once-and-fut...
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