I paid people to try and follow my README(shkspr.mobi)
356 points by edent | 184 comments
Blog post by Terence Eden on shkspr.mobi about paying people to try following a project's README; the capture shows only a bot-verification interstitial.
#developer-experience on Hacker News
28 stories tagged developer-experience, newest first.
The Four Horsemen of Agentic Coding(distantprovince.substack.com)
73 points by haute_cuisine | 40 comments
A Substack essay by Alex Martsinovich arguing that agentic coding causes four problems: slop, alienation, deskilling, and team fallout.
Goodbye to the Hard Parts That Never Mattered(jakegoldsborough.com)
18 points by JumpCrisscross | 8 comments
A personal blog post by Jake Goldsborough titled "Goodbye to the Hard Parts That Never Mattered," reflecting on software development work.
I returned to AWS and was reminded why I left(fourlightyears.blogspot.com)
808 points by andrewstuart | 574 comments
Personal blog post by a former early AWS advocate explaining the frustrations that led them to leave AWS and why returning reminded them of those issues.
Anthropic tries to hide Claude's AI actions. Devs hate it(theregister.com)
317 points by beardyw | 194 comments
The Register article on Anthropic changing Claude Code's progress output to hide file names it reads and edits, and developer backlash over the change.
I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed(jamesdrandall.com)
705 points by jamesrandall | 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.
I miss thinking hard(jernesto.com)
1166 points by jernestomg | 633 comments
A personal blog post venting that the author rarely spends days thinking hard about difficult problems anymore, tagged as an opinion piece on AI.
After two years of vibecoding, I'm back to writing by hand(atmoio.substack.com)
747 points by mobitar | 544 comments
A Substack essay by Mo explaining why, after two years of relying on AI-assisted vibecoding, the author returned to writing code by hand.
I hate GitHub Actions with passion(xlii.space)
435 points by xlii | 298 comments
A personal blog post ranting about why the author strongly dislikes GitHub Actions as a CI/CD tool.
Web development is fun again(ma.ttias.be)
444 points by Mojah | 544 comments
Mattias Geniar's blog post reflecting on how web development felt simpler in the PHP 4 and jQuery era and arguing it has become fun again.
Getting a Gemini API key is an exercise in frustration(ankursethi.com)
785 points by speckx | 307 comments
A blog post by Ankur Sethi describing the frustrating process of obtaining a Google Gemini API key to try Gemini 3 Pro for a React side project.
Examples Are the Best Documentation(rakhim.exotext.com)
372 points by Bogdanp | 137 comments
Blog post by Rakhim arguing that concrete examples are the most useful form of technical documentation and are often missing from official docs.
Delete FROM users WHERE location = 'Iran';(gist.github.com)
781 points by avestura | 613 comments
A GitHub Gist essay by an Iranian software engineer describing how sanctions led tech companies like Microsoft to delete his app and block his accounts.
Left to Right Programming(graic.net)
406 points by graic | 323 comments
A blog post arguing that programming language syntax should flow left to right so code is valid as typed, critiquing Python's list comprehensions.
The Enterprise Experience(churchofturing.github.io)
458 points by Improvement | 130 comments
A personal blog post by a software developer reflecting snarkily on one year working at a large enterprise after a decade in startups and SMEs.
Fast(catherinejue.com)
1442 points by gaplong | 400 comments
A personal essay arguing that fast software changes user behavior and feels magical, citing examples like quick deploys, AI code completion, and Raycast.
Microsoft Office migration from Source Depot to Git(danielsada.tech)
344 points by dshacker | 267 comments
Blog post by Daniel Sada, part of a career series, recounting Microsoft Office's migration from Source Depot to Git and his work on developer experience.
Stop Trying to Schedule a Call with Me(matduggan.com)
426 points by birdculture | 147 comments
Humorous blog post by Mathew Duggan complaining about software vendors that require scheduling a sales call instead of offering self-serve info.
Cognitive load is what matters(minds.md)
1649 points by zdw | 685 comments
An essay by Zakirullin arguing that reducing developers' cognitive load should be the main goal when writing and designing software.
It's hard to write code for computers, but it's harder to write code for humans(erikbern.com)
429 points by imartin2k | 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.
Techniques I use to create a great user experience for shell scripts(nochlin.com)
370 points by hundredwatt | 228 comments
Blog post describing six techniques for giving shell scripts a good user experience, such as colored output and safety practices, inspired by the One Billion Row Challenge.
Stripe's Monorepo Developer Environment(blog.nelhage.com)
333 points by edran | 179 comments
A blog post by Nelson Elhage, a Stripe engineer from 2012 to 2019, describing the design of Stripe's monorepo developer environment and tooling.
Write code for the web(mrmr.io)
384 points by mnvrth | 281 comments
A personal blog post arguing that Apple doesn't care for developers and that the author should write code for the web instead.
I Love Ruby(eliseshaffer.com)
370 points by mooreds | 244 comments
A personal blog post by Elise Shaffer, dated December 18, 2023, explaining her love for the Ruby programming language.
No dogs were harmed in the making of this app(shmck.substack.com)
446 points by ShMcK | 191 comments
A Substack essay reflecting on debugging as a privilege software developers have compared to other professions where mistakes are harder to trace and fix.
Discord is not documentation(shkspr.mobi)
487 points by edent | 257 comments
Terence Eden's blog post arguing that open source projects should not use Discord chat as a substitute for proper documentation, citing the Watchy platform.
Modern work requires attention – constant alerts steal it(stackoverflow.blog)
388 points by djha-skin | 150 comments
Stack Overflow blog post arguing that focused attention is essential for modern knowledge work and that constant alerts and interruptions undermine it.
Just Simply – Stop saying how simple things are in our docs(justsimply.dev)
391 points by cbracketdash | 250 comments
JustSimply.dev is an essay urging writers of technical documentation to stop describing things as "simple" or "easy" because it alienates readers who are struggling.