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i work @nilenso.com

yes-anding the world.
I wrote a post looking into multiple SWE/coding benchmarks. Many of them measure something narrower than what their names suggests.

blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/09...
September 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Wrote about units of work being a useful lever for getting good results from AI-assisted coding.

blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/09...
September 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I've been poking Srihari, our most experienced engineer @nilenso.com to share his hard-earned knowledge for the benefit of others.

Even if you're not an engineering leader like me, this checklist gives a lot of insight into what makes a great engineering org.

blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/09...
September 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM
This is a good example of the weirdness of AI.
August 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Why Does AI Feel So Different?

An enjoyable read from my colleague, Srihari.

We've been talking about why this disruption feels different from other recent technological disruptions and he captured a lot of that really well in this post.

Link: blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/08...
August 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Question for the "launch many parallel claude agents to go faster" crowd: Why isn't that the same problem as the Brooks's law all over again?
July 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Several people ask me about how I'm keeping up with all the AI things and finding signal in this noisy landscape. I wrote a guide explaining this.

blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/06...
July 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I was seeing @karpathy.bsky.social's Software 3.0 talk, as one should.

Surreal to see him recommend my writing to make a point on AI-assisted coding

"Is that me on TV??" moment
June 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Buddhist Teacher Geshe Langri Tangpa (circa 1100 AD)
🤝
XXXTentacion (2018)
January 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
TIL about the Modi (मोडी / 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲‎) script, used for Marathi up until the 1940s.
In 2025, it looks like AI generated Devanagari.
January 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
i quickly concocted a writer's block unblocker
(with @tldraw.com computer)

it takes an oblique strategy (from the brian eno et al card deck) and uses it to provide unhinged critique of the essay you are working on to help you break out of a rut

link to program: computer.tldraw.com/t/4KoB33nFEr...
December 29, 2024 at 5:23 PM
menu highlights
December 1, 2024 at 6:49 AM
art in a white wall big box chamber is gazed upon for long, an object of loving attention

art outside the door of hae kum gang korean restaurant gents toilet is ignored among the din of swinging doors and flushing toilets
November 30, 2024 at 3:32 AM
chai darkening ideas
- add fine mud
- spray spray tan
- mix in water from a lake in peenya
- chocolate
- blend with chyawanprash
November 27, 2024 at 4:10 PM