Don't Design Your Emails (2016)(gkogan.co)

14 points by gk1 2 years ago | 1 comments

Disappointed Optimists(cwodtke.com)

49 points by adrianhoward 1 month ago | 3 comments

The Wrong Abstraction (2016)(sandimetz.com)

137 points by signa11 3 years ago | 59 comments

Mourning and moving on: rituals for leaving a career (2014)(franceshocutt.com)

173 points by luu 2 years ago | 109 comments

Implementers, Solvers, and Finders(rkoutnik.com)

148 points by kiyanwang 3 years ago | 12 comments

How three years at McKinsey shaped my second startup(blog.zactownsend.com)

115 points by zt 1 year ago | 140 comments

Don't become an engineering manager(newsletter.manager.dev)

364 points by flail 7 months ago | 259 comments

A Manager.dev newsletter post by Anton Zaides arguing that engineers should reconsider accepting promotions to engineering manager roles.

What happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers(noemamag.com)

970 points by RickJWagner 2 months ago | 1138 comments

Noema Magazine essay arguing that tech and knowledge workers are realizing their work feels pointless and that AI may cause a whole class to lose faith in careers.

Software engineering may no longer be a lifetime career(seangoedecke.com)

380 points by movis 5 months ago | 624 comments

Sean Goedecke's blog post arguing that because AI use reduces learning on the job, software engineering may no longer be a lifelong career.

Do your own writing(alexhwoods.com)

690 points by karimf 7 months ago | 222 comments

Blog post by Alex Woods arguing against using LLMs to write documents and essays, since writing is a way to think and build trust.

Don't fire your illustrator(sambleckley.com)

346 points by todsacerdoti 3 years ago | 269 comments

Essay by Sam Bleckley, a fine artist and software engineer, on understanding and art-directing AI image generators and why illustrators remain valuable.

Nobody cares(grantslatton.com)

833 points by fzliu 1 year ago | 778 comments

A personal blog rant by Grant Slatton arguing that most people don't care about doing excellent work, citing examples like the DMV and buggy software.