Jennifer Riggins
@jkriggins.bsky.social
tech journalist • developer productivity pundit • pro writer since 2003 • 8yo mom • ‘inimitable’ ‘force of nature’ ‘a little bit sweary’ ‘bubbly… thoughtful… respectful’ ‘connector of people, but not afraid to throw a pebble in the water’ ‘one I can trust’
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Writing code was never the bottleneck!
The AI hype train isn’t slowing down, but are we still focusing on the wrong parts of the software development life cycle?
leaddev.com
A really important piece for me featuring a lot of insights into the state of AI in the SDLC.
leaddev.com/velocity/wri... Writing code was never the bottleneck! - only on @leaddev.com
leaddev.com/velocity/wri... Writing code was never the bottleneck! - only on @leaddev.com
Really really proud of this one and I hope you will sign up
🚀 Coming soon! Move beyond the hype and build a secure, people-first AI strategy that delivers real ROI. Pre-register now for this free eBook, written by @jkriggins.bsky.social, thanks to Red Hat and Intel.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Really really proud of this one and I hope you will sign up
Hermit Crabs LINE UP To Swap Shells! | Life Story | BBC Earth Kids
YouTube video by BBC Earth Kids
youtu.be
August 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
Platform engineering can both enforce the guardrails and enable the innovation of AI adoption across the software development life cycle.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Can Platform Engineering Accelerate AI Adoption?
Platform engineering can both enforce the guardrails and enable the innovation of AI adoption across the software development life cycle.
bit.ly
August 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Platform engineering can both enforce the guardrails and enable the innovation of AI adoption across the software development life cycle.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
I keep forgetting to post here. Almost never scroll. As much as I support its lefty peaceful vibes, I’m not saying it’s bad I didn’t replace that other site. (Or did I with Duolingo?)
August 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I keep forgetting to post here. Almost never scroll. As much as I support its lefty peaceful vibes, I’m not saying it’s bad I didn’t replace that other site. (Or did I with Duolingo?)
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
Platform engineering can both enforce the guardrails and enable the innovation of AI adoption across the software development life cycle.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Can Platform Engineering Accelerate AI Adoption?
Platform engineering can both enforce the guardrails and enable the innovation of AI adoption across the software development life cycle.
bit.ly
August 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Platform engineering can both enforce the guardrails and enable the innovation of AI adoption across the software development life cycle.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
A really important piece for me featuring a lot of insights into the state of AI in the SDLC.
leaddev.com/velocity/wri... Writing code was never the bottleneck! - only on @leaddev.com
leaddev.com/velocity/wri... Writing code was never the bottleneck! - only on @leaddev.com
Writing code was never the bottleneck!
The AI hype train isn’t slowing down, but are we still focusing on the wrong parts of the software development life cycle?
leaddev.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A really important piece for me featuring a lot of insights into the state of AI in the SDLC.
leaddev.com/velocity/wri... Writing code was never the bottleneck! - only on @leaddev.com
leaddev.com/velocity/wri... Writing code was never the bottleneck! - only on @leaddev.com
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
Top-down pressure to adopt AI does not mean success. An AI strategy hinges on your ability to measure the impact of AI developer tools.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
How to Measure the ROI of AI Coding Assistants
Top-down pressure to adopt AI does not mean success. An AI strategy hinges on your ability to measure the impact of AI developer tools.
bit.ly
July 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Top-down pressure to adopt AI does not mean success. An AI strategy hinges on your ability to measure the impact of AI developer tools.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
It has been an unreasonable amount of time since I’ve had a grilled cheese sandwich.
July 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It has been an unreasonable amount of time since I’ve had a grilled cheese sandwich.
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
As platform engineering goes mainstream, enterprises work out how to maintain and optimize for developer customers and business stakeholders.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Enterprise Platform Teams Are Stuck in Day 2 Hell
As platform engineering goes mainstream, enterprises work out how to maintain and optimize for developer customers and business stakeholders.
bit.ly
July 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As platform engineering goes mainstream, enterprises work out how to maintain and optimize for developer customers and business stakeholders.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
As platform engineering goes mainstream, enterprises work out how to maintain and optimize for developer customers and business stakeholders.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Enterprise Platform Teams Are Stuck in Day 2 Hell
As platform engineering goes mainstream, enterprises work out how to maintain and optimize for developer customers and business stakeholders.
bit.ly
July 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As platform engineering goes mainstream, enterprises work out how to maintain and optimize for developer customers and business stakeholders.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
By simplifying #Kubernetes’ inherent complexity, platform engineering eases the DevOps workload and, in turn, developers’ cognitive burden.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Kubernetes Complexity Realigns Platform Engineering Strategy
By simplifying Kubernetes’ inherent complexity, platform engineering eases the DevOps workload and, in turn, developers’ cognitive burden.
bit.ly
July 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
By simplifying #Kubernetes’ inherent complexity, platform engineering eases the DevOps workload and, in turn, developers’ cognitive burden.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
Top-down pressure to adopt AI does not mean success. An AI strategy hinges on your ability to measure the impact of AI developer tools.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
How to Measure the ROI of AI Coding Assistants
Top-down pressure to adopt AI does not mean success. An AI strategy hinges on your ability to measure the impact of AI developer tools.
bit.ly
July 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Top-down pressure to adopt AI does not mean success. An AI strategy hinges on your ability to measure the impact of AI developer tools.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
By simplifying #Kubernetes’ inherent complexity, platform engineering eases the DevOps workload and, in turn, developers’ cognitive burden.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Kubernetes Complexity Realigns Platform Engineering Strategy
By simplifying Kubernetes’ inherent complexity, platform engineering eases the DevOps workload and, in turn, developers’ cognitive burden.
bit.ly
July 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
By simplifying #Kubernetes’ inherent complexity, platform engineering eases the DevOps workload and, in turn, developers’ cognitive burden.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
USAID prevented nearly 5 million deaths from TB in the last twenty years, according to analysis published in the Lancet. If these cuts remain, they estimate 14 million preventable deaths over the next five years: www.nbcnews.com/heal...
Tell your senator to fight these cuts: act.pih.org/global-h...
Tell your senator to fight these cuts: act.pih.org/global-h...
USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say
An analysis published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet projects that cuts to the agency will lead to more deaths from diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
www.nbcnews.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
USAID prevented nearly 5 million deaths from TB in the last twenty years, according to analysis published in the Lancet. If these cuts remain, they estimate 14 million preventable deaths over the next five years: www.nbcnews.com/heal...
Tell your senator to fight these cuts: act.pih.org/global-h...
Tell your senator to fight these cuts: act.pih.org/global-h...
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
By simplifying #Kubernetes’ inherent complexity, platform engineering eases the DevOps workload and, in turn, developers’ cognitive burden.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Kubernetes Complexity Realigns Platform Engineering Strategy
By simplifying Kubernetes’ inherent complexity, platform engineering eases the DevOps workload and, in turn, developers’ cognitive burden.
bit.ly
July 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
By simplifying #Kubernetes’ inherent complexity, platform engineering eases the DevOps workload and, in turn, developers’ cognitive burden.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
Top-down pressure to adopt AI does not mean success. An AI strategy hinges on your ability to measure the impact of AI developer tools.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
How to Measure the ROI of AI Coding Assistants
Top-down pressure to adopt AI does not mean success. An AI strategy hinges on your ability to measure the impact of AI developer tools.
bit.ly
July 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Top-down pressure to adopt AI does not mean success. An AI strategy hinges on your ability to measure the impact of AI developer tools.
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
“Work is one of the last remaining places where we are motivated to learn from people we don’t agree with and find common pursuit with people we are ideologically opposed to. I think that’s meaningful. I think it’s worth doing.”
Just read it. Seriously y’all. I continue to be rarely awed by Charity
Just read it. Seriously y’all. I continue to be rarely awed by Charity
New post up, with a bunch of thoughts on what drives me personally, and my own 40-year career (h/t @lethain.com).
I have a pretty unusual life story. But one of the reasons I love the tech industry so much is how common unusual stories like mine have historically been.
charity.wtf/2025/07/09/t...
I have a pretty unusual life story. But one of the reasons I love the tech industry so much is how common unusual stories like mine have historically been.
charity.wtf/2025/07/09/t...
Thoughts on Motivation and My 40-Year Career
I’ve never published an essay quite like this. I’ve written about my life before, reams of stuff actually, because that’s how I process what I think, but never for public consumption. I’ve been pus…
charity.wtf
July 11, 2025 at 6:33 AM
“Work is one of the last remaining places where we are motivated to learn from people we don’t agree with and find common pursuit with people we are ideologically opposed to. I think that’s meaningful. I think it’s worth doing.”
Just read it. Seriously y’all. I continue to be rarely awed by Charity
Just read it. Seriously y’all. I continue to be rarely awed by Charity
So I thought they just put me back together wrong after my C-section because I can’t like pee it all out til I’ve lied down, but a friend said very recently that our organs move during pregnancy … So I’ve been slandering my incredible surgeons for eight years. But also 🤯 we learn shit in school
July 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
So I thought they just put me back together wrong after my C-section because I can’t like pee it all out til I’ve lied down, but a friend said very recently that our organs move during pregnancy … So I’ve been slandering my incredible surgeons for eight years. But also 🤯 we learn shit in school
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
Live video of ICE terrorists rolling in military vehicles to a farm in Camarillo, CA to abduct people www.youtube.com/live/cZ0YStV...
LIVE: Feds conduct immigration raid at Camarillo farm
YouTube video by ABC7
www.youtube.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Live video of ICE terrorists rolling in military vehicles to a farm in Camarillo, CA to abduct people www.youtube.com/live/cZ0YStV...
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
Lots of noise around “AI productivity.”
But speed without trust? That’s not productivity. It’s risk.
Great piece by @jkriggins.bsky.social for @thenewstack.io on what matters: ROI, usability, trust.
Proud to be included! (Hint: it’s not just about faster code.)
👉 thenewstack.io/how-to-measu...
But speed without trust? That’s not productivity. It’s risk.
Great piece by @jkriggins.bsky.social for @thenewstack.io on what matters: ROI, usability, trust.
Proud to be included! (Hint: it’s not just about faster code.)
👉 thenewstack.io/how-to-measu...
How to Measure the ROI of AI Coding Assistants
Top-down pressure to adopt AI does not mean success. An AI strategy hinges on your ability to measure the impact of AI developer tools.
thenewstack.io
July 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Lots of noise around “AI productivity.”
But speed without trust? That’s not productivity. It’s risk.
Great piece by @jkriggins.bsky.social for @thenewstack.io on what matters: ROI, usability, trust.
Proud to be included! (Hint: it’s not just about faster code.)
👉 thenewstack.io/how-to-measu...
But speed without trust? That’s not productivity. It’s risk.
Great piece by @jkriggins.bsky.social for @thenewstack.io on what matters: ROI, usability, trust.
Proud to be included! (Hint: it’s not just about faster code.)
👉 thenewstack.io/how-to-measu...
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
AI isn't just changing code... it's restructuring org charts! @jkriggins.bsky.social dives into the rise of the Chief AI Officer (CAIO) role, revealing why 48% of FTSE 100 companies now have one. Learn how CAIOs balance innovation, risk, and cross-organizational strategy.
Do You Need a CAIO? The Rise of the Chief AI Officer in 2025
As companies increasingly look to strategically deploy AI across their organizations, do they need one role to rule it all?
thenewstack.io
July 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
AI isn't just changing code... it's restructuring org charts! @jkriggins.bsky.social dives into the rise of the Chief AI Officer (CAIO) role, revealing why 48% of FTSE 100 companies now have one. Learn how CAIOs balance innovation, risk, and cross-organizational strategy.
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
July 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
As companies increasingly look to strategically deploy AI across their organizations, do they need one role to rule it all?
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Do You Need a CAIO? The Rise of the Chief AI Officer in 2025
As companies increasingly look to strategically deploy AI across their organizations, do they need one role to rule it all?
bit.ly
July 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As companies increasingly look to strategically deploy AI across their organizations, do they need one role to rule it all?
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
By @jkriggins.bsky.social
Reposted by Jennifer Riggins
Elon Musk casually, and illegally, dismantled USAID. According to a new study in the Lancet, that action will lead to *14 million* premature deaths between 2025 and 2030.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Elon Musk casually, and illegally, dismantled USAID. According to a new study in the Lancet, that action will lead to *14 million* premature deaths between 2025 and 2030.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.