Friday Links 25-24

Friday Links 25-24

I was busy last week, which means more links for today. I really like the podcast with Charity Majors about teams, and it made me rediscover her blog. Some interesting posts about security and LLMs and LLMs in general this week. Leadership Thoughts from LeadDev NYC 2025 - good high-level summary. I should have a look at the videos. Vibe Engineering: A Field Manual for AI Coding in Teams - this got updated. ...

31 October 2025 · 4 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 25-23

Friday Links 25-23

A few interesting articles about AI this week. A good interview with Jane Goodall from 2020, and a weird assembler tutorial game. Also check out the link from Jason at the bottom, I could have copied them all. Leadership The illegible nature of software development talent - boring work is important work, and invisible. ...

17 October 2025 · 3 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 25-22

Friday Links 25-22

Gorilla in Barcelona Zoo This week, I remembered Jane Goodall. I love the interview with her in The Live Scientific. Some reasonable predictions for the future of AI, too. And the progress of public transport in Medellín should be an example for everywhere. Leadership 25 proven tactics to accelerate AI adoption at your company - Some good and some awful ideas. People not Resources - there is even a domain for it! ...

10 October 2025 · 3 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 25-21

Friday Links 25-21

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? ...

26 September 2025 · 2 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 25-19

Friday Links 25-19

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 ...

12 September 2025 · 2 min · Christof Damian