Torsten Severing
@torstensevering.bsky.social
Great, great talk about Design and UX (although the title is a little bit misleading) www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever? | Ubuntu Summit 25.10
YouTube video by Canonical Ubuntu
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January 28, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Great, great talk about Design and UX (although the title is a little bit misleading) www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
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This is why ISO certificates mean absolutely nothing
PostNL has ISO certificates on everything... but then ships this kind of bug to production, making it unusable. Clearly no E2E tests, no monitoring
(We always knew ISO was BS for software development - but now there's proof)
PostNL has ISO certificates on everything... but then ships this kind of bug to production, making it unusable. Clearly no E2E tests, no monitoring
(We always knew ISO was BS for software development - but now there's proof)
January 23, 2026 at 12:31 PM
This is why ISO certificates mean absolutely nothing
PostNL has ISO certificates on everything... but then ships this kind of bug to production, making it unusable. Clearly no E2E tests, no monitoring
(We always knew ISO was BS for software development - but now there's proof)
PostNL has ISO certificates on everything... but then ships this kind of bug to production, making it unusable. Clearly no E2E tests, no monitoring
(We always knew ISO was BS for software development - but now there's proof)
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Fragments: Thoughtworks launches AI/works™, electricity consumption of LLMs, how LLMs shift where we put discipline, and thoughts on The Situation in Minnesota
martinfowler.com/fragments/20...
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Fragments: January 22
fragments 22 Jan 2026
martinfowler.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Fragments: Thoughtworks launches AI/works™, electricity consumption of LLMs, how LLMs shift where we put discipline, and thoughts on The Situation in Minnesota
martinfowler.com/fragments/20...
martinfowler.com/fragments/20...
I have learned that about two-thirds of all software projects are neither delivered on time nor within budget. At first, this seemed ridiculous to me. It doesn't anymore, despite having worked with many smart people for ten years since. Join my thoughts in my new blog 🙏 dev.to/shaman-appre...
Software engineering is an interwoven part of the loop
In my computer science studies at university, I learned that about two thirds of all software...
dev.to
January 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I have learned that about two-thirds of all software projects are neither delivered on time nor within budget. At first, this seemed ridiculous to me. It doesn't anymore, despite having worked with many smart people for ten years since. Join my thoughts in my new blog 🙏 dev.to/shaman-appre...
A great podcast that focuses, among other things, on the human side of the AI hype while also acknowledging its benefits. youtu.be/lIghF_OewYg?...
The "AI is going to replace devs" hype is over – 22-year dev veteran Jason Lengstorf [Podcast #201]
YouTube video by freeCodeCamp.org
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December 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A great podcast that focuses, among other things, on the human side of the AI hype while also acknowledging its benefits. youtu.be/lIghF_OewYg?...
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I have put together a (long overdue!) draft RFD on using LLMs at @oxide.computer, but I know that there is a ton more to be said on the topic; thoughts and experiences welcome!
rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0576
rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0576
576 - Using LLMs at Oxide / RFD / Oxide
rfd.shared.oxide.computer
December 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I have put together a (long overdue!) draft RFD on using LLMs at @oxide.computer, but I know that there is a ton more to be said on the topic; thoughts and experiences welcome!
rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0576
rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0576
Ich wünschte, es wäre eine sehr gute, überspitze Parodie; aber eigentlich meiner Meinung nach eine sehr gute (und witzige) Zusammenfassung des Status quos
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj3m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj3m...
Null und eins macht Kunst? I Marc-Uwe Kling
YouTube video by Plattform Lernende Systeme
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November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Ich wünschte, es wäre eine sehr gute, überspitze Parodie; aber eigentlich meiner Meinung nach eine sehr gute (und witzige) Zusammenfassung des Status quos
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj3m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj3m...
Great, great series about Software Development in general by @ufried.bsky.social. I wish more people would talk and think about this; especially with AI in mind. www.ufried.com/blog/softwar...
The only point where my view differs 👇
The only point where my view differs 👇
November 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Great, great series about Software Development in general by @ufried.bsky.social. I wish more people would talk and think about this; especially with AI in mind. www.ufried.com/blog/softwar...
The only point where my view differs 👇
The only point where my view differs 👇
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
My 5 min to read quick takes on an AI-assisted TDD experiment by me - feedback is very welcome 🤗
dev.to/shaman-appre...
dev.to/shaman-appre...
AI-assisted Test Driven Development Experiment Quick Takes
Intrigued by Kent Beck's blog Augmented Coding: Beyond the Vibes, I wanted to experiment with...
dev.to
October 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My 5 min to read quick takes on an AI-assisted TDD experiment by me - feedback is very welcome 🤗
dev.to/shaman-appre...
dev.to/shaman-appre...
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Mediocre engineers think it's brilliant. Experienced engineers see the problems. Rare experts with proper practices actually benefit
The AI coding discourse is a mess because we're all arguing from different vantage points
For everyone else it means it's so hard to tell who's credible
The AI coding discourse is a mess because we're all arguing from different vantage points
For everyone else it means it's so hard to tell who's credible
You’re probably listening to the wrong people about AI Coding | Rob Bowley
blog.robbowley.net
October 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Mediocre engineers think it's brilliant. Experienced engineers see the problems. Rare experts with proper practices actually benefit
The AI coding discourse is a mess because we're all arguing from different vantage points
For everyone else it means it's so hard to tell who's credible
The AI coding discourse is a mess because we're all arguing from different vantage points
For everyone else it means it's so hard to tell who's credible
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i released a new blog post discussing that using genai agents for coding – while impressive in their capabilities – primarily seem to be a technological distraction from underlying, deeper problems (again): www.ufried.com/blog/ai_assi.... enjoy if you like ... ;)
Solving the wrong problem
The nagging feeling that something does not fit
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October 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
i released a new blog post discussing that using genai agents for coding – while impressive in their capabilities – primarily seem to be a technological distraction from underlying, deeper problems (again): www.ufried.com/blog/ai_assi.... enjoy if you like ... ;)
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you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
August 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
Smart people starting with whiskey and move on to AI Development and similar or other random stuff - Love the format: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h3E...
Will Frameworks Survive? Web Development in an AI-Driven World w/ Typecraft and Robert Jackson
YouTube video by Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat
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October 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Smart people starting with whiskey and move on to AI Development and similar or other random stuff - Love the format: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h3E...
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The idea of AI as a new abstraction for software keeps coming back – prompts as the source of truth, code as an artefact.
Why it won't work any time soon, even if things like non-determinsim and hallucination become solved problems.
Why it won't work any time soon, even if things like non-determinsim and hallucination become solved problems.
Why AI won’t work as a software development abstraction | Rob Bowley
blog.robbowley.net
October 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The idea of AI as a new abstraction for software keeps coming back – prompts as the source of truth, code as an artefact.
Why it won't work any time soon, even if things like non-determinsim and hallucination become solved problems.
Why it won't work any time soon, even if things like non-determinsim and hallucination become solved problems.
If you think like me, that testing deserves more love in current Angular roadmap, feel free to upvote my comment in github.com/angular/angu...
RFC: AI-Enabled Applications · angular angular · Discussion #63766
Authors: Gemini @alxhub & @pkozlowski-opensource Area: Angular Framework Posted: September 12, 2025 Status: Open AI is shifting how web applications are built, but also the nature of applications t...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:48 AM
If you think like me, that testing deserves more love in current Angular roadmap, feel free to upvote my comment in github.com/angular/angu...
I did some research and have written down my thoughts about AI for developers: dev.to/shaman-appre... - Every feedback is much appreciated 🙏
AI is amazing — but let's keep our critical thinking on
There is a lot of financial investment and hype about AI. I have heard many different assessments of...
dev.to
September 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I did some research and have written down my thoughts about AI for developers: dev.to/shaman-appre... - Every feedback is much appreciated 🙏
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The summer of AI prompt injections draws to a close. Almost every day in august had a security-blunder when it came to AI agents. Here is the best headline: "Urgent warning for 1.8 billion Gmail users: ‘Hidden danger’ steals passwords in ways even AI can’t detect" What happened during the summer?
August 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The summer of AI prompt injections draws to a close. Almost every day in august had a security-blunder when it came to AI agents. Here is the best headline: "Urgent warning for 1.8 billion Gmail users: ‘Hidden danger’ steals passwords in ways even AI can’t detect" What happened during the summer?
I scored 13/21 on e-mail.wtf and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media.
Email is Easy
Everyone knows what an email address is, right?
e-mail.wtf
August 18, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I scored 13/21 on e-mail.wtf and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media.
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Product Engineer Manifesto
Product Thinking and technical execution combined
productengineer.org
July 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Some union, please make this demand at the next contract bargaining!
August 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Some union, please make this demand at the next contract bargaining!
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This article by @chriscoyier.net does a great job of expressing how AI is disincentivizating content creatation.
Seems the end game here is bad for everyone, including AI tools, which loose up to date resources to steal... I mean use for research.
chriscoyier.net/2025/07/23/i...
Seems the end game here is bad for everyone, including AI tools, which loose up to date resources to steal... I mean use for research.
chriscoyier.net/2025/07/23/i...
Impact of AI on Tech Content Creators
Wes on Syntax: I write content. That content is consumed by people. But a lot of it has been used to train AIs for people to get a very quick answer. You can see the amount of bots visiting website…
chriscoyier.net
July 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This article by @chriscoyier.net does a great job of expressing how AI is disincentivizating content creatation.
Seems the end game here is bad for everyone, including AI tools, which loose up to date resources to steal... I mean use for research.
chriscoyier.net/2025/07/23/i...
Seems the end game here is bad for everyone, including AI tools, which loose up to date resources to steal... I mean use for research.
chriscoyier.net/2025/07/23/i...
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June 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM