Some “AI” related stuff today, with the idea of prompt engineering being requirements engineering and how these new tools can enable non-programmers to get closer to the code. I also liked how much Wil Wheaton likes a new metro line. Leadership RTO mandates lead to us questioning leaders - it was never about RTO. Engineering Prompt Engineering Is Requirements Engineering - I don’t think we were ever good at requirements, how are we going to be good with prompts? ...
Small selection today. Some good reads, about the job market, corporate job, and a good podcasts about teams & AI. Leadership Organizational design and Team Topologies after AI [Podcast] - a much more balanced view on the changes AI brings to teams MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing - a bit older article AI Adoption Rate Trending Down for Large Companies - this is more interesting, maybe theory is hitting reality now ...
Quick selection. This week I liked the podcast with the whaler, and the Chinese cycling industry. Leadership Rate My Manager - Oh, no! It’s pretty new. (Side note: This looks vibe coded) Engineering Bringing BASIC back: Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC is now Open Source - very nice. It is one, 7000 line file. Browsh - new text-based browser. BYTE - visual history - I still have my favourite issues, like the one with the Amiga 3000 on the cover. I also remember one about Desqview/X, that I probably have somewhere. ...
TI 99/4A home computer original box for European market This week I enjoyed the post about dealing with abandoned EV charger hardware and of course, the video about the TI 99/4A. Leadership Nobody Wins at Calendar Tetris - busy doesn’t mean productive Tech debt isn’t an ‘IT issue.’ It’s a business strategy - yep. The Management Skill Nobody Talks About - how to fail good. Engineering Building your own CLI Coding Agent with Pydantic-AI - lots of them are popping up now. It is a good intro to the tools and libraries. ...
The band Kraftwerk on stage Lots of good stuff again this week. I recommend listening to the history of TrainingPeaks and coding in the red-queen area. Leadership Using postmortems to break out of infinite loops | Adnan Karač | LDX3 London 2025 [YouTube] - a quick talking about how to make them useful. Team OKRs in Action - they have to be co-created, not top down. Why Do Interviewers Ask Linked List Questions? - tradition. I last worked with linked lists in C on the Amiga. ...