A bit quieter this week. The podcast about the golden ages of computing is interesting, the GitHub issue exploit is also worth a read. Leadership The Complicators, The Drama Aggregators, and The Avoiders - I definitely recognise some of these. Engineering Socialize the Plan - Does reviewing plans really make sense? They are basically throwaway. A GitHub Issue Title Compromised 4,000 Developer Machines - oops. ...
Today is a weird one, so much in engineering is about AI. Check out the live coding trance video and pretty Stockholm metro videos. Engineering Extremely Lazy and Immensely Curious - I still think it makes you dumb. Mediations #35: Learning. Again. And Again. - learning how AI fits in and how we fit in. Implementing a clean room Z80 / ZX Spectrum emulator with Claude Code - is it clean code if Claude probably had access to a Z80 emulator at some point? ...
If you watch one thing this weekend, watch the video about being misled about renewable energy. Spoiler: It’s not just about renewable energy. I still haven’t decided what I think about coding with AI. It has been a great help and I see all the drawbacks. My links reflect this. Leadership Culture is built on ‘moments of truth’ [Podcast] - not a technology company, but still very applicable to all organisations. ...
It is a bit sad that he is leaving In Our Time, but I enjoyed the interview with Melvyn Bragg. The blog post about curiosity as a leader is short and great. Leadership Should you include engineers in your leadership meetings? - interesting idea, not really in my area at the moment. Curiosity is the first-step in problem solving - I think curiosity is always a good place to start from. ...
This week I enjoyed the podcast about Venezuela, the blog post about asking, and the one from Lara Hogan about employees getting stuck. Leadership How can we make asking easier? - if you want public question, you have to make it safe, otherwise accept private ones. Creating momentum when an employee is stuck - this was more helpful than I expected :-) I’m Going to Dig a Hole - sometimes you have to let people do stupid things. ...