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Annyce Davis

@brwngrldev.bsky.social
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Eng Director @Ford, #Speaker, #Poet, and #Instructor

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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Instead of suffering through another week of meetings that could’ve been an email 😅, add some P.O.W.E.R.: Purpose Outcomes What’s in it for them Engagement Roles + responsibilities Better meetings start before the invite gets sent. www.linkedin.com/learning/tec...
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This week's working theory: AI may speed up engineering faster than it speeds up the rest of product development. Several conversations reinforced a pattern: improving SDLC flow is valuable, but the next bottleneck shows up somewhere else in the system. Still testing that hypothesis. 💭
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I've been reworking my AI workflow instead of chasing the newest model. More deliberate routing between skills, local models, GitHub Copilot, and other assistants has reduced token usage without reducing how much engineering work I'm getting done. 🛠️ annycedavis.com/2026/09/toke...
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Tokens Rule Everything Around Me
If you grew up listening to 90s hip hop, you probably already know where the title came from. “Get the money. Dolla, dolla bill, y’all!” Proud 80s baby here. That aside, here̵…
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I've been digging into engineering metrics in teams that use AI heavily. One weird finding: a PR with ~50 review comments looked risky until we opened it. Most of the comments came from AI. I think we're going to need AI-aware engineering metrics, not just AI adoption metrics. 🔬 #AIEngineering
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Local AI finally found its lane for me. 🤖 Aider + Ollama handles straightforward coding work where privacy matters: refactors, cleanup, repetitive changes. Not a replacement for stronger cloud models. Just another tier in my toolbox. 🛠️ #AIEngineering
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This week I kept running into decisions where both sides were reasonable: consistency vs. latency, governance vs. speed, planning detail vs. flexibility. AI can help explore the options. Judgment is deciding which tradeoff to make. 🛠️ #SoftwareEngineering
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I built a commitment matcher using stop words + token overlap instead of embeddings. 🔧 Deterministic, explainable, and fast enough for a CLI. A good reminder that not every fuzzy matching problem needs embeddings. Sometimes the boring algorithm is the right answer.
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I keep finding places where the answer isn't "let the AI do more." 🗂️ My file organizer got better when I assumed most files were already where they belonged. Rename freely. Move rarely. That one constraint cut my review time in half.
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I'm becoming convinced that "% of engineers using AI" is mostly a vanity metric. 📊 Someone using Copilot twice a week and someone rebuilding their workflow around AI both count as "adopted." The number goes up. But did anything actually get better?
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
AI can write code for us now. 🤖 But I don't think that makes programming fundamentals less important. I think it makes them *more* important. Generating code is becoming cheap. Knowing enough to question what AI gives you isn't. 👩🏾‍💻 My course: www.linkedin.com/learning/pro...
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https://www.linkedin.com/learning/programming-foundations-fundamentals-3?u=2125562
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
For years I thought great work was enough. It isn't. The engineers and leaders who stand out make their thinking visible. That's the thread connecting my work on Invisible Signals™, AI, and leadership. My latest newsletter ==> brwngrldev.substack.com/p/building-s... #Engineering #Leadership #AI
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Building Signals 📡
July 2026
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
💡 I've seen brilliant engineers get overlooked. Not because they lacked capability. Rather they sent weak signals about ownership, impact, and judgment. Capability matters; signal quality determines whether anyone notices. 🔗 annycedavis.com/2026/06/invi... #SoftwareEngineering #Leadership
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Invisible Signals: Why Smart Engineers Still Get Overlooked
A few months ago, a friend asked me to review her résumé. She had submitted more than 300 job applications and was barely getting any responses. I knew her work. She’s thoughtful, highly capa…
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
What signal are you sending? I've spent years mentoring engineers and hiring leaders. One thing I've learned: talented people often struggle because they send unclear signals about their experience and impact. Today I'm open-sourcing Invisible Signals™. 🚀 invisiblesignals.dev
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Most leaders are already using AI—a lot. 😅 They’re just not sure what “good” looks like. So they get more output… not better decisions. AI isn’t the constraint. Cognitive drag is. 🤷🏾‍♀️ More: annycedavis.com/2026/04/ai-a...
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AI-Augmented Leadership Is Not About Using AI
I thought AI was going to make me more productive. Maybe even give me some of my time back. That was the plan 😅 It didn’t quite work out that way. Instead, it made it a lot harder to ignore where t…
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
How much did it cost Subway to be in every single #Kdrama??? Like, it's not even slightly subtle. Half the series they're eating subs like it's nothing
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Mark Murphy @commonsware.com · 24/02/2026
Hey, I just mailed out jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #303! @brwngrldev.bsky.social on reducing development friction! Line graphs! CMP IDE plugin! Syntax highlighting! And... can we *finally* get rid of ViewModel?!? jetc.dev/issues/303 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The biggest slowdowns on engineering teams rarely come from lack of talent. They come from friction we’ve normalized. Jetpack Compose reduced more of that friction than I expected. Here’s what changed for me: annycedavis.com/2026/02/jetp... #EngLeadership #AndroidDev #JetpackCompose #Tech
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Jetpack Compose and the Speed of Thinking
I wasn’t excited about Jetpack Compose. There. I said it. When it first came out, it felt like Flutter in a different outfit. Kotlin instead of Dart. Same declarative energy. And look, I didn’t hav…
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Your files aren’t the problem. Your signals are decaying. I built a leadership OS: • Decision log • Execution system • AI for synthesis Less searching. Faster decisions. More leverage. Read it 👇🏾 annycedavis.com/2026/02/how-... #AI #Leadership #SystemsThinking #Engineering #FutureOfWork
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How I Finally Tamed My Chaotic Files
The author describes a shift from organizing knowledge in complex systems to preserving decision-making processes through a two-part system: OneNote for a chronological decision log and OneDrive as…
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JetBrains @jetbrains.com · 23/01/2026
Golden Kodee Community Awards We’re celebrating the people who make the Kotlin community thrive through education, open source, events, and creativity. Nominations are open. Learn more and nominate someone who deserves recognition, including yourself: bit.ly/4sRrklK
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Golden Kodee Community Awards | KotlinConf 2026, May 20–22, Munich
KotlinConf is the official Kotlin conference by JetBrains. It is a place for the community to gather and discuss all things Kotlin.
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Chris Banes @chrisbanes.me · 29/12/2025
If your engineering team is 'senior-only' + AI-assisted… where do tomorrow's seniors come from? New blog post on the 'disappearing middle': chrisbanes.me/posts/disapp...
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The Disappearing Middle: How AI Coding Tools Are Breaking Software Apprenticeship
How AI coding agents are automating away the developer apprenticeship ladder. Discover three personas for using agentic programming effectively, when it accelerates work, and critical guardrails to pr...
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
#Androidified myself. I'm just a traveling cowboy! 🤠 Create your own and watch the latest episode of #TheAndroidShow. android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/09/the-...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 03/09/2025
The #AndroidShow is about to begin! Tune in to see the latest updates in the world of Android 💚 maybe you will even see someone familiar 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdpS...
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Tune in (here!) on September 3 - and click to get notified - for The Android Show!
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Make sure you watch the #AndroidShow tomorrow to learn about the latest goodies from #Google! youtu.be/BXH6ZiLBT8A?...
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Tune in on September 3 for our next episode of The Android Show
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
This song needs to be studied. No matter my mood, if I'm on a plane, a train, my feet are moving! 💃🏽 youtube.com/watch?v=ru0K...
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Justin Timberlake - CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (from DreamWorks Animation's "TROLLS") (Official Video)
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Pamela Hill-Galloway @pamelaahill.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Remember the marble diagrams used to explain RxJava? My brilliant colleague Kostya 🧙‍♂️ has made an interactive explainer for Kotlin Flows to match! Find the magic here: terrakok.github.io/FlowMarbles/
Flow marbles illustrating filter and map.
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
And it's done! 💅🏼 open.substack.com/pub/brwngrld...
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Driving Into the Deep End (of AI) 🏎️
July, 2025
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Yasmine Evjen @yasmine.is · 11/07/2025
I asked Gemini to create a haiku based on my career goals 💌 Ship cool things always, Solve hard problems with good friends, Tease boss, laugh, have fun
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Asked MS #Copilot: "Summarize my week in the style of a comedy roast" Reply: "So, in summary: you navigated privacy crises, repo deletions, AI agents, and at least three meetings that could’ve been interpretive dance. Bravo, Annyce. Bravo." I smiled. Then let out a little chuckle. #neededthat
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Generated this photo with #Gemini for my upcoming newsletter. Now all I have to do is write it. 😅
AI generated comicbook-style photo of me riding in a Mustang
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Had the opportunity to attend #GoogleIO again this year. Besides getting to connect with friends, I left with tons of ideas around how #AI can be used to boost developer productivity and unlock unique customer experiences. Check out the blog post => annycedavis.com/2025/06/goog...
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Google I/O 2025: What busy Execs need to know
Android continues to expand beyond phones into cars, wearables, and more, now reaching over billions of screens. Google I/O 2025 introduced key updates focused on making experiences adaptive across…
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
This was cool. I'm becoming more interested in MCP. Thanks for the write up 💯
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Had my first pork bun and now I'm one step closer to turning into my favorite #Anime character.
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
@tornorbye.bsky.social can't get enough of the animation updates in Gemini #googleio
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
I've never been to an AMA where no one has led their "question" with a whole diatribe. 🤦🏼‍♀️
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
🤣🤣🤣
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Love running into friends at conferences! Got to catch up with @segunfamisa.bsky.social #googleio
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Just casually chatting with Sundar Pichai at #googleio
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
They start with DolphinGemma instead of DoggoGemma. I'm flabbergasted 🤔 #googleio
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Ian Lake @ianlake.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Today, we've released a brand new Jetpack library - Navigation3! A pure Compose, state based navigation library: android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/anno...
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Announcing Jetpack Navigation 3
Explore Jetpack Navigation 3, a new Compose-first navigation library with increased flexibility so Android developers to build robust experiences.
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
@florinam.bsky.social came out and the crowd was like, "Whatever you're selling, I'm buying!" She did a great job! #googleio
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The guy in front of me is coding with his screen font on like 8. How?! #googleio
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Me at #googleio 💅🏽
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Also, I really hope someone keeps track of how many times they say AI during the keynote. For research purposes #googleio
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
If I'm late for anything, likely was watching #Anime. Why does it have such a chokehold on me?! 😭
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
One of the best things I've done recently for my frequent travel is upgrading my suitcase to one that has a cup holder. 10/10 #frequent #traveler
Suitcase with cup holder
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
When you leave a Teams call that notification stays on screen a long time. It's like a scarlet letter.
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Adrian Howard @adrianhoward.com · 24/02/2025
Some fun stuff on team structure and power dynamics in this issue 👇🏻 mailchi.mp/af4f69587888... Including work from @producttalk.bsky.social, @jadegarratt.bsky.social, @rory.zeroblockers.com, @brwngrldev.bsky.social, @tastapod.com, Cansu Kavili-Örnek, Anna Ciula, @aleixmorgadas.dev, & others
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Quiet Stories #186
The Impact of Working in a Product Trio, Reducing Power Gradients, Growth Strategies for Senior Leaders, & more!
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
It's only Tuesday and I'm done with the week 😩 #Anime #AndroidDev #Instructor
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Annyce Davis @brwngrldev.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Do you get nervous when you need a background check? 👀 I know I haven't committed any crimes, but what if...
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