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. ...
Too many random links this week. The interview with the creator of Praise You (sampled by Fatboy Slim) is pretty good, what a strong woman. If you need some inspiration to get on a bike, watch the video about riding 2500 km in London. Leadership Expert Generalists - “But we’ve found that our most effective colleagues have a skill in spanning many specialties.” ...
A very random collection this week, with some prepping research. The Life-Sized City report from Berlin is pretty cool, so is the one about building a simple game in different engines, I also liked the post about microservices. Engineering Microservices Are a Tax Your Startup Probably Can’t Afford - very long read about the pitfalls and some advantages of microservices. Formally verified cloud-scale authorization [Paper] - fascinating. Maybe only do that if you have a billion calls a second. ...
I have been slacking recently, today you are getting a bigger dose of links. If you want to listen to something nice, have a look at the episode about developer productivity and about keeping our food fresh. Leadership Is engineering strategy useful? - there is always one, best to make it clear Developer productivity with Dr. Nicole Forsgren (creator of DORA, co-creator of SPACE) [Podcast] - I loved this episode. Many good bits. ...
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