Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 01/10/2026People call the tech job market "brutal." It's normalizing. 2020–22 was an anomaly—zero rates + COVID let many get hired with simple JS demos. Now higher rates and big tech shifts corrected that. It's a filter. If you survived the Javascript framework days, this is nothing. Stick and move. 020
Reposted by Jerome HardawayBryan (they/them) @chaosgreml.in · 28/09/2026One of the most exhausting things about this moment is how many articles and takes I have to see by white people on their opinions about technology but formatted as pronouncements. Not really a judgment of them, some people make their living being pundits. But lord, it’s so boring. 031
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026As a person who is a writer and a thinker first, who always liked thinking about the problem and solution more than the code, spending more time on issues and reviews is fine with me. I think the people complaining are people that this is the only thing they have been good at. 010
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The question is I get all the time is " How do I break into tech?" And its only one piece of advice that I give that I know works pretty much all the time, but its also the one piece of advice people won't do. That's build something substantial. 130
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Gotta say, not a fan of stacked PRs as of right now.having to rebase every time a branch gets merged is no fun at all. 000
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I mean, you’re not wrong, but the vibes that leads to this code does not require AI. 010
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Right now, 80% of AI engineering education is useless for the everyday developer. It’s mostly taught by DevRels from frontier labs marketing their tools or engineers working in Fortune 50 in tech companies that are operating in "sweetheart scenarios." 120
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 24/09/2026master.dev (formerly Frontend Masters) is running a sale where you get $100 off a yearly membership. Get full access to 300+ courses, 25+ learning paths, and live interactive workshops covering full-stack, AI, and cloud engineering: master.dev/sale/master.devLearn JavaScript, React, and TypeScript to Node.js, Fullstack, and BackendAdvance your web development and software engineering skills from front-end to full-stack! 040
Reposted by Jerome HardawayLaurie Voss @seldo.com · 02/09/2026Here's the thing about SEO: the way to get ranked is to have reputable people link to you. That's it, that's the whole thing. Everything else is snake oil being sold by people who are trying to game an algorithm that is constantly being changed to nullify their efforts. 4346
Reposted by Jerome HardawayGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today. 226395127144
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Spent the last two weeks meeting AI experts in Japan. 040
Reposted by Jerome HardawayDrew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com 156200268537
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I've learned a lot about how other countries are treating AI. Everything that people are upset about can be solved by voting. 040
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 21/08/2026 I wrote this thinking about how the work we've done for agents is work we should've done for people years ago — and still can. I hope we bring that same effort to training and supporting the engineers who follow us, whatever agent you use. impactoverinterference.substack.com/p/the-patien...impactoverinterference.substack.comThe Patience GapThe Hypocrisy of Agent Engineering 130
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Wrote a thing: impactoverinterference.substack.com/p/the-three-...impactoverinterference.substack.comThe Three Body Problem of Tech Hiring for JuniorsThree forces, no clean solution, and a generation making permanent decisions on the loudest available data 030
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Serious question, is anyone using Fable beyond the orchestration layer? 010
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I'm so fucking tired of people who aren't actively building in AI giving bad advice on AI, its not even funny. 020
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Shared my recs with @angelbanks.com and the @refactr.tech crew this month. refactr.tech/radar#jerome...refactr.techOn Our Radar | REFACTR.TECHMonthly recommendations and reflections from the REFACTR community. Tools, podcasts, books, and the things on our minds. 042
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 16/07/2026buff.ly/xzI4GFqbuff.lyHashflag Software Engineering PlaybooksVets Who Code's field manual — four playbooks taking veterans from the terminal to production AI across Foundations, Next.js, FastAPI, and AI Engineering. 011
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Added our design system to our playbooks and uploaded our playbooks. They look so much better now: vets-who-code.github.io?cb=live1vets-who-code.github.ioHashflag Software Engineering PlaybooksNone 000
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Jumping on zoom to work / chill is still awesome post-COVID. Its the parallel play of coding. 120
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Everything I’ve read about the Odyssey drama tells me three things: 1. No one read the books 2. No one paid attention in history class 3. No one paid attention in Geography class either The internet is filled with children George Bush left behind. 081
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Y Combinator’s Garry Tan stated that they are looking for more seasoned and mature founders in upcoming cohorts this week. I stated this publicly eleven days ago after seeing the proof for months. NPO leaders in your industry always see the industry moves first. 121
Reposted by Jerome HardawayChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 05/07/2026For most of us, seeing the Klan 2.0, a.k.a. Patriot Front, march through Washington, D.C., unchallenged by authorities overshadowed any celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. My ancestors lived through this. And no one today can say with a straight face that racism is behind us. 1271190276709
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I am loving that companies are moving towards community curation as a metric and I foresee that its only gonna get bigger over the next two-three years. They no longer want access to your 10,000+ community with 80% of them are duds, but the small curated ones with rockstars. 000
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Am I the only person who finds it easier to write and work in markdown than word? 250
Reposted by Jerome HardawayEthan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Finally, AI finds its ultimate use case. A diffusion model trained on burger recipes "discovers the classic Big Mac without explicit supervision and generates novel burgers optimized for deliciousness, sustainability, or nutrition." ASI= automated slider intelligence www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comGenerative artificial intelligence creates delicious, sustainable, and nutritious burgers - npj Science of Foodnpj Science of Food - Generative artificial intelligence creates delicious, sustainable, and nutritious burgers 1222843
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 26/06/2026People who know me know I’m very anti-community in tech because it’s pretty much become sheep herding where someone is trying to get people to join a newsletter, substack, go to a conference, etc. It’s no longer about skills and talent. So the solo economy coming to tech hiring is awesome IMO. 120
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 26/06/2026One of the things I’m very excited to start seeing is the solo economy coming to tech hiring. For the last couple of years it’s been the community people being a part of the process but most of them aren’t in the biz so they can’t tell a rockstar from a rock. 010
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 26/06/2026While not a fan of Sam Altman I understand the problem he had to solve on the NPO side intimately. High Value/ Low Community nonprofits are the hardest NPOs to build and create cause most people don’t get the feels when donating. 120
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Places like Stanford and Y Combinator are looking at the wrong places for the next batch of trillion dollar companies. The second career devs who have been in the industry for at least a decade are going to be the group to watch. Mark my words. 030
Reposted by Jerome HardawaySharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 17/06/2026it's remarkable how like, you can visibly notice how people who still use X regularly are either getting dragged to the right (if on the centre-left or centre) or just getting more toxic in general 664191541
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 18/06/2026dev.to/jeromehardaw...dev.toThe Dilemma of the Modern Programmer: Adapting to a Changing Job MarketThe software job market didn't just get tighter since 2024 — the job itself changed. Here's how to adapt for the agentic era. 030
Reposted by Jerome HardawayDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 16/06/2026how come world shattering revelations like this come out about the tech industry and it's leaders on a regular basis yet it has no real world consequences on them. in fact, governments are pushing the tech down our throats 820675
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Welp, I never used cursor and won’t be using it now. 040
Reposted by Jerome HardawayDetroit Breakdown @detroitbreakdown.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Nothing says “dying civilization” like gladiator fights at the capitol for the emperor’s amusement. 460154294188
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I was able to get access to the AI features of this and it’s amazing: journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/aboutjournaliststudio.google.comPinpoint: A research tool for journalistsExplore and analyze large collections of documents using the best of Google’s Search and AI technology 000
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Folks sleep on Google but NotebookLM and pinpoint are the best tools out there. 120
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Fable 5 is great for audits and issue creation. 000
Reposted by Jerome HardawayMolly White @molly.wiki · 08/06/2026Tech's biggest political spenders so far this cycle: • Andreessen Horowitz: $93.5M • Elon Musk: $85.2M • Jeff Yass: $83.8M • Coinbase: $59.3M • Ripple: $55.1M • Crypto.com: $38.7M • OpenAI: $37.6M • Anthropic: $20M via influence.citationneeded.news 30522232
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Being a technical nonprofit is weird. A lot of things with automation and API's y'all are talking about these days been doable cause we were doing it, but now that the ease of doing it is lowered suddenly its beleivable. 130
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 08/06/2026I'm more interested in learning about how the idea guys from 10-15 years ago who had to learn how to code feel about AI more than anyone else. There is a huge group of these people who learned how to code for thier own ideas that are now in industry. 000
Reposted by Jerome HardawayAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 06/06/2026On this 82nd anniversary of D-Day, remember: The way we wonder why Germans didn’t stop Hitler is exactly how the rest of the world views Americans and Trump today. 21835271
Reposted by Jerome HardawayChris Short @chrisshort.net · 06/06/2026More US firms turn to China’s DeepSeek over pricey Silicon Valley AI #devopsish www.scmp.com/tech/te... 121
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 06/06/2026As I stated three years ago, hiring for software engineering roles was going to surge. More code equals more people who need to be responsible. www.businessinsider.com/ai-isnt-kill...businessinsider.comSoftware job openings surge this year, defying AI fearsThere are more than 67,000 open software engineering roles at tech companies, up about 30% so far this year, according to TrueUp data. 270
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 06/06/2026This the only place where if you’re outcome driven and don’t post you still gain followers. How yall been. 010
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Whenever I start teaching, something amazing happens: past troops ping to join. I’ve loved watching this for years — an honor I don’t take lightly. I post slides and curriculum in our announcements so they can follow; I do it to become the best trainer. 030
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 23/04/20263 myths keeping veterans out of AI engineering: 1. "You need a math background." I have a police science background. 2. "It takes years." Seniors can transition within a year. 3. "The market is saturated." It's starving for people who show they can ship.vetswhocode.ioHomeVets Who Code is a non-profit organization that provides free technical training to veterans and their spouses. 010
Jerome Hardaway @jeromehardaway.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I have this theory about timing in AI engineering: The window where "I just pivoted into this" is still an acceptable answer in interviews is closing. Not closed. Closing. In 2024 it was wide open. In 2026 it's narrowing. In 2028 it will be mostly shut. Every month you wait, the bar moves up.vetswhocode.ioHomeVets Who Code is a non-profit organization that provides free technical training to veterans and their spouses. 020