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The Pulse: AI load breaks GitHub – why not other vendors?
The Pulse: AI load breaks GitHub – why not other vendors?

Building Pi, and what makes self-modifying software so fascinating

How will AI change operating systems? Part 1: Ubuntu and Linux
How will AI change operating systems? Part 1: Ubuntu and Linux

The Pulse: AI token spending out of control – what’s next?
The Pulse: AI token spending out of control – what’s next?

Designing Data-intensive Applications with Martin Kleppmann

Learnings from conducting ~1,000 interviews at Amazon
Learnings from conducting ~1,000 interviews at Amazon

The Pulse: ‘Tokenmaxxing’ as a weird new trend
The Pulse: ‘Tokenmaxxing’ as a weird new trend

The impact of AI on software engineers in 2026: key trends
The impact of AI on software engineers in 2026: key trends

DHH’s new way of writing code

Cycles of disruption in the tech industry: with software pioneers Kent Beck & Martin Fowler
Cycles of disruption in the tech industry: with software pioneers Kent Beck & Martin Fowler

The Pulse: Industry leaders return to coding with AI
The Pulse: Industry leaders return to coding with AI

Scaling Uber with Thuan Pham (Uber’s first CTO)

What is inference engineering? Deepdive
What is inference engineering? Deepdive

The Pulse: is GitHub still best for AI-native development?
The Pulse: is GitHub still best for AI-native development?

“How to be a 10x engineer” – interview with a standout dev
“How to be a 10x engineer” – interview with a standout dev

The Pulse: Is the FDE role becoming less desirable?
The Pulse: Is the FDE role becoming less desirable?

Building WhatsApp with Jean Lee

Are AI agents actually slowing us down?
Are AI agents actually slowing us down?

The Pulse: What will the Staff Engineer role look like in 2027 and beyond?
The Pulse: What will the Staff Engineer role look like in 2027 and beyond?

From IDEs to AI Agents with Steve Yegge