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The programmer's tombstone
Engineering, Leadership, Ai

The programmer's tombstone

Seven predictions have buried the programmer and been wrong every time. The eighth will probably be wrong too. That isn't the real problem.

 The Broken Ladder, Part 2: How to Rebuild the Ladder Before Your Seniors Walk Out
Engineering, Leadership, Ai

The Broken Ladder, Part 2: How to Rebuild the Ladder Before Your Seniors Walk Out

A retention playbook for engineering leaders who see the pipeline drying up. And want to be ready when competitors aren't.

 The Broken Ladder: AI Isn't Killing Engineering Jobs. It's Killing Engineering Careers
Engineering, Leadership, Ai

The Broken Ladder: AI Isn't Killing Engineering Jobs. It's Killing Engineering Careers

Why the loudest AI predictions miss the real threat, and what the data actually shows about the future of technical talent.

 The AI Wrote the Code. My Job Was Knowing When It Was Wrong
Engineering, Leadership

The AI Wrote the Code. My Job Was Knowing When It Was Wrong

5 hours, 5,000 lines, zero lines written by me and the human decisions that made it actually work.

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