Software development topics I've changed my mind on(chriskiehl.com)

806 points by belter 1 year ago | 737 comments

Personal blog post listing software development opinions the author changed after 10 years working in the industry.

How I Under-Engineered My Book(chriskiehl.com)

52 points by goostavos 2 months ago | 13 comments

Evaluation quirks, metric pitfalls and some recommendations(juriopitz.com)

4 points by juopitz 2 years ago | 2 comments

The Pragmatic Programmer: 20th Anniversary Edition (2023)(ahalbert.com)

191 points by ahalbert2 11 months ago | 60 comments

Looking for a Job Is Tough(blog.kaplich.me)

85 points by skaplich 1 year ago | 114 comments

Why TUIs are back(wiki.alcidesfonseca.com)

357 points by rickcarlino 5 months ago | 358 comments

Blog post by Alcides Fonseca discussing why terminal user interfaces (TUIs) are making a comeback, referencing DHH's Omarchy distro.

How to keep enjoying programming in a world of LLMs(discourse.haskell.org)

291 points by signa11 1 month ago | 307 comments

A Haskell Discourse forum post discussing how programmers can keep enjoying programming amid the rise of LLM coding tools and AI burnout.

Personal Computing 2.0: It's time for a personal computing revolution(ideas.imbue.com)

12 points by raybb 24 days ago | 2 comments

An essay by Josh Albrecht on Imbue's Substack arguing for a new personal computing revolution that restores user control, free of subscriptions, ads and dark patterns.

A bunch of programming advice I'd give to myself 15 years ago(mbuffett.com)

493 points by marcusbuffett 2 years ago | 289 comments

A personal blog post in which a programmer lists advice he would give his younger self, such as fixing recurring team problems at their root.

Programming Still Sucks(stvn.sh)

640 points by jeromechoo 5 months ago | 308 comments

A blog essay by Steven Langbroek titled "Programming Still Sucks," an 8-minute read on programming, leadership, and AI.

I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed(jamesdrandall.com)

705 points by jamesrandall 8 months ago | 556 comments

Personal essay by a 50-year-old developer who began coding BASIC in 1983, reflecting on how the craft of programming has changed, including with AI.

It's hard to write code for computers, but it's harder to write code for humans(erikbern.com)

429 points by imartin2k 2 years ago | 131 comments

Erik Bernhardsson's blog post arguing that writing code for humans, such as libraries, APIs and tools other developers use, is harder than writing code for computers.