Dave Farley
@davefarley77.bsky.social
Software Engineer, Consultant & Author.
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How to Make the Best of AI Programming Assistants | @davefarley77.bsky.social
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February 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
How to Make the Best of AI Programming Assistants | @davefarley77.bsky.social
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Who is the "worst" programmer you have ever worked with? If you look back far enough, the honest answer is usually "Me."
We often think "bad programming" is just about syntax errors or slow typing, but the real career-killers are habits that prevent us from learning.
We often think "bad programming" is just about syntax errors or slow typing, but the real career-killers are habits that prevent us from learning.
February 17, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Who is the "worst" programmer you have ever worked with? If you look back far enough, the honest answer is usually "Me."
We often think "bad programming" is just about syntax errors or slow typing, but the real career-killers are habits that prevent us from learning.
We often think "bad programming" is just about syntax errors or slow typing, but the real career-killers are habits that prevent us from learning.
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Are you actually doing OKRs, or just "Management by Objectives" with a trendy sticker? Companies everywhere are adopting OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), yet they seem to be using them to reward mediocrity rather than drive innovation.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Are you actually doing OKRs, or just "Management by Objectives" with a trendy sticker? Companies everywhere are adopting OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), yet they seem to be using them to reward mediocrity rather than drive innovation.
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Skills Developers NEED In 2026 (Because Vibe Coding Changes Everything) | @realgenekim.bsky.social
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Skills Developers NEED In 2026 (Because Vibe Coding Changes Everything)
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February 13, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Skills Developers NEED In 2026 (Because Vibe Coding Changes Everything) | @realgenekim.bsky.social
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A clip from our Engineering Room episode.
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Polarization is often an 'Experience Gap'. We dismiss practices because we haven't done them enough to understand the problems they solve.
February 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Polarization is often an 'Experience Gap'. We dismiss practices because we haven't done them enough to understand the problems they solve.
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The OKR TRAP Most Companies Fall Into | @tastapod.com
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The OKR TRAP Most Companies Fall Into
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February 11, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The OKR TRAP Most Companies Fall Into | @tastapod.com
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February 11, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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Is AI creating a maintenance nightmare? We actually measured it. We hear constantly that AI coding tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.) make us "faster" and "more efficient." But most of these claims rely on naivity.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Is AI creating a maintenance nightmare? We actually measured it. We hear constantly that AI coding tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.) make us "faster" and "more efficient." But most of these claims rely on naivity.
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❓ THIS WEEK'S ONE BIG QUESTION: What Skills Do Developers NEED To Have In An AI Future? ❓
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February 7, 2026 at 10:17 PM
❓ THIS WEEK'S ONE BIG QUESTION: What Skills Do Developers NEED To Have In An AI Future? ❓
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Fact, or no? 🤔
February 5, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Fact, or no? 🤔
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The Kind of Training That ACTUALLY WORKS For Agentic AI | @emilybache.com
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February 4, 2026 at 9:29 PM
The Kind of Training That ACTUALLY WORKS For Agentic AI | @emilybache.com
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Agentic AI is changing how software is built, but most AI training for software developers doesn’t actually work. @emilybache.com's video on the MSE channel tonight looks at why common approaches fail, and focusses on what software engineer's should be focussing on instead.
February 4, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Agentic AI is changing how software is built, but most AI training for software developers doesn’t actually work. @emilybache.com's video on the MSE channel tonight looks at why common approaches fail, and focusses on what software engineer's should be focussing on instead.
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The Kind of Training That ACTUALLY WORKS For Agentic AI | @emilybache.com
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February 4, 2026 at 11:06 AM
The Kind of Training That ACTUALLY WORKS For Agentic AI | @emilybache.com
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"Clean Code" — a timeless truth or a myth we keep telling ourselves?
@tastapod.com and me in conversation on the @modernswe.bsky.social channel discussing the origins, limitations and implications of clean code
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@tastapod.com and me in conversation on the @modernswe.bsky.social channel discussing the origins, limitations and implications of clean code
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"Clean Code" a Timeless Truth OR a Myth We Keep Telling Ourselves?
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February 3, 2026 at 12:12 PM
"Clean Code" — a timeless truth or a myth we keep telling ourselves?
@tastapod.com and me in conversation on the @modernswe.bsky.social channel discussing the origins, limitations and implications of clean code
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@tastapod.com and me in conversation on the @modernswe.bsky.social channel discussing the origins, limitations and implications of clean code
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If Your Software Were an Athlete, would It Be Built for Endurance or Prone to Burnout? High-performing software is like a top-tier athlete: it doesn’t reach its peak by accident. It gets there through consistent training, feedback, and fine-tuning.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:27 AM
If Your Software Were an Athlete, would It Be Built for Endurance or Prone to Burnout? High-performing software is like a top-tier athlete: it doesn’t reach its peak by accident. It gets there through consistent training, feedback, and fine-tuning.
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Why The "10x Engineer" Is A Dangerous Myth | with Charity Majors 📽️ AVAILABLE NOW
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January 30, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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I've been at a conference this week - not unusual, except it wasn't a software conference! Very interesting to learn more about entrepreneurship and startup culture. I wrote a blog about my experiences: coding-is-like-cooking.info/2026/01/gowe...
GoWest conference 2026 - Coding Is Like Cooking
I’ve just spent a couple of days at “GoWest Nordic Venture Capital Forum” in Gothenburg, (where I live), which aims to bring together entrepreneurs, investors and all kinds of other organisations in t...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I've been at a conference this week - not unusual, except it wasn't a software conference! Very interesting to learn more about entrepreneurship and startup culture. I wrote a blog about my experiences: coding-is-like-cooking.info/2026/01/gowe...
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I'm speaking at Voxxed Days CERN in a couple of weeks!
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January 30, 2026 at 11:15 AM
I'm speaking at Voxxed Days CERN in a couple of weeks!
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Tools don’t make great software, thinking does, and every time we outsource understanding to a tool, whether it’s a framework or an AI, we quietly accept worse outcomes later.
January 30, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Tools don’t make great software, thinking does, and every time we outsource understanding to a tool, whether it’s a framework or an AI, we quietly accept worse outcomes later.
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We Studied 150 Developers Using AI (Here’s What's Actually Changed...) | @davefarley77.bsky.social
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We Studied 150 Developers Using AI (Here’s What's Actually Changed...)
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January 28, 2026 at 7:01 PM
We Studied 150 Developers Using AI (Here’s What's Actually Changed...) | @davefarley77.bsky.social
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AI coding tools like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and ChatGPT are changing how we write software... but are they actually improving long-term software quality, or just accelerating short-term output?
We ran a study of 150 software engineer's to find out...
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We ran a study of 150 software engineer's to find out...
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We Studied 150 Developers Using AI (Here’s What's Actually Changed...)
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January 28, 2026 at 7:02 PM
AI coding tools like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and ChatGPT are changing how we write software... but are they actually improving long-term software quality, or just accelerating short-term output?
We ran a study of 150 software engineer's to find out...
WATCH ➡️ youtu.be/b9EbCb5A408
We ran a study of 150 software engineer's to find out...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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What convinces you that a tool is right for you and your team to use on software engineering projects?
January 26, 2026 at 10:48 AM
What convinces you that a tool is right for you and your team to use on software engineering projects?
Welcome to the Engineering Room @realgenekim.bsky.social ! 📣 'Understanding The Value of AI Coding'
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January 26, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Welcome to the Engineering Room @realgenekim.bsky.social ! 📣 'Understanding The Value of AI Coding'
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