“I didn’t think a full, six-day-per-week, fourteen-hour-per-day, in-office schedule was necessary to discharge my duties clicking the ‘generate’ button, foll...

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Agents can write code faster than we can absorb it. Here's why it still matters for humans to understand what they build — and some techniques for doing that efficiently: explainer docs, quizzes, micr...

A couple weeks ago I shared what I think about when hiring junior engineers. Truth be told, it's been a while since I made the final decision about a junior hire; for the last dozen or so junior engineers I interviewed, I was more of a vibe check[^problematic] at the tail end…

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Fine computer instructions and notes about them.

The president’s attempt to drum up a third red scare is certain to fail.

_Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session (2026)