Agentic AI Is Just Automation With Better Marketing
Strip away the marketing and 'agentic AI' is workflow automation with LLM steps. Useful, but not the revolution the vendors are selling....
The Pivot That Kills
Most pivots destroy more value than they create. Knowing when to iterate versus pivot is a survival skill....
The ASR Industry Is Solving the Wrong Problem
Speech recognition vendors have spent decades perfecting noise filtering. Research shows it often hurts accuracy....
Interview Alternatives That Actually Work
Evidence-based hiring methods that predict engineering success: structured interviews, work samples, and behavioral questions. Based on Sackett 2022 meta-analysis....
SQLite: Software Done Right
SQLite runs on more devices than any software in history. The serverless database that taught the industry what 'done right' actually means....
Serverless Was a Lie
Serverless was a lie for most teams. The cold starts, vendor lock-in, and observability gaps that make it the wrong default for most workloads....
The Founder Self-Awareness Advantage
Self-awareness isn't a trait you have or lack—it's a practice. The specific habits that enable honest self-evaluation, from feedback systems to reflection rituals....
The MVP Excuse: When 'Minimum' Became an Excuse for Garbage
MVP was meant to be a discipline for validated learning, not permission to ship half-finished software....
Open Source Maintainer Burnout (Infrastructure Cost)
Kubernetes Ingress NGINX gets no security patches after March 2026 because a maintainer burned out. 60% of OSS maintainers work unpaid. The blast radius is real....
Why Hiring Senior Engineers Is Broken
The senior engineering interview process tests preparation, not ability. Downleveled offers to senior candidates are routine....
When Rewrites Actually Succeed
When the big rewrite succeeds and when it sinks the company. The conditions that distinguish the rare wins from the many graveyards....
The Speech-to-Speech Revolution: When 300ms Changes Everything
Speech-to-speech AI has crossed the 300ms latency threshold where interactions feel like genuine conversation....
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