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August 2025

22-08-2025
Everything I know about good system design

Everything I know about good system design

Source: seangoedecke.com

I see a lot of bad system design advice. One classic is the LinkedIn-optimized “bet you never heard of queues” style of post, presumably aimed at people who are…

Notes:

Linked is an outstanding summary of system design. It could be a book or a course! Of course good because I agree with just about every view and recommendation.

Tags: software-engineering architecture design system-design
17-08-2025
Everything I Know about Self-Publishing

Everything I Know about Self-Publishing

Source: kk.org

In my professional life, I’ve had several bestselling books published by New York publishers, as well as many other titles that sold modestly. I have also self-published a bunch of books, including one bestseller on Amazon and two massive hit … Continue reading →

Notes:

Linked is an article by the prolific writer Kevin Kelly about self publishing, how to approach it, who to talk to and so on.

Tags: tips book publishing how-to lessons-learned entrepreneurship
12-08-2025
12-08-2025
Linear sent me down a local-first rabbit hole | Bytemash

Linear sent me down a local-first rabbit hole | Bytemash

Source: bytemash.net

A deep dive into local-first architecture, triggered by wondering why Linear feels so fast. Looking at the technical implementation, exploring tools like Jazz and Electric SQL, and explaining why my next app might not need API endpoints.

Notes:

Linked is a great article explaining and evaluating various “local first” architectures. It

Tags: programming architecture local-first synchronization replication

July 2025

23-07-2025
Reading QR codes without a computer!

Reading QR codes without a computer!

Source: qr.blinry.org

Just with a pencil and paper

Notes:

Linked article covers something that’s always been a matter of some amusing fascination for me. Which is how QR codes work, and how there are apparently variations in the basic look which continue working with the same algorithms.

Tags: how-to how-it-works encoding decoding image processing
17-07-2025
Artisanal Handcrafted Git Repositories | drew's dev blog

Artisanal Handcrafted Git Repositories | drew's dev blog

Source: drew.silcock.dev

How to lovingly handcraft your own git repositories

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Linked is a madman’s tour of git’s persistent data structures. Yes, crazy, but pretty amazing. They use not-simple shall commands to create all the bits by hand. If you follow along you will know more than any of your friends how git work#!

Tags: git learn data-structure internals
16-07-2025
What can agents actually do?

What can agents actually do?

Source: lethain.com

There’s a lot of excitement about what AI (specifically the latest wave of LLM-anchored AI) can do,
and how AI-first companies are different from the prior generations of companies.
There are a lot of important and real opportunities at hand, but I find that many of these conversations
occur at such an abstract altitude that they border on meaningless.
Sort of like saying that your company could be much better if you merely adopted more software. That’s certainly true,
but it’s not a particularly helpful claim.

Notes:

Linked is a really good explanation of LLM agents, what they do, how they work more or less, and what they COULD do.

Tags: ai llm generative-ai agents ai-agents
14-07-2025
Building a Dumber Team

Building a Dumber Team

Source: dandreamsofcoding.com

Having kids is weird. Here are these human beings, with their own interests, likes and dislikes, and absolutely no knowledge. I mean yes, over time they build up experiences, but they start out wit…

Notes:

One more in the series of articles that either support or challenge the idea that ai will make junior programmers obsolete, will kill computer science as a discipline, will unleash amazing productivity. Or not.

Tags: ai chatgpt coding learning vibe-coding claude-code
10-07-2025
BREAKING NEWS: AI coding may not be helping as much as you think

BREAKING NEWS: AI coding may not be helping as much as you think

Source: open.substack.com

Coding has been the strongest use case. But a new study from METR just dropped.

Notes:

Linked is just one interesting data point about coding with ai. It’s interesting because it is counterintuitive to what everyone thinks. But of course this has to be replicated. I have to say that it is not inconsistent with my own personal experience.

Tags: coding programming code AI coding
09-07-2025
CTOs Reveal How AI Changed Software Developer Hiring in 2025

CTOs Reveal How AI Changed Software Developer Hiring in 2025

Source: finalroundai.com

We asked 12 CTOs and CEOs what skill they now prioritize when hiring developers because of AI. Their answers validate what experienced developers suspected all along.

Notes:

Linked is an article that is kind of fluffy but it contains opinions that I agree with, about the impact of ai on developers.

Tags: developer ai software-engineering
07-07-2025
Async Queue – One of My Favorite Programming Interviews (Can AI Break It?)

Async Queue – One of My Favorite Programming Interviews (Can AI Break It?)

Source: davidgomes.com

For the past 7+ years, I've been conducting a programming interview that has been a true personal favorite of mine. It was passed down to me from good friends (Jeremy Kaplan and Carl Sverre, and it was the latter whom I believe invented it). This interview has probably been given

Notes:

Linked is an article with more of what’s been fascinating me lately, how and when ai can accelerate coding.

Tags: programming coding software-engineering interview ai artificial-intelligence
05-07-2025
How I use Claude Code | Christian B. B. Houmann

How I use Claude Code | Christian B. B. Houmann

Source: bagerbach.com

I run multiple Claude Code instances daily for everything from throwaway scripts to production systems. This guide covers the patterns, commands, and workflow optimizations I've developed - including how to use CC effectively with existing codebases, manage parallel agents, and avoid common pitfalls.

Notes:

Linked is a good article about using Claude code in sophisticated ways. I am a big big fan of Claude code.

Tags: software-engineering programming claude-code how-to