There's a lot of anxiety about AI making engineering skills obsolete.
The most valuable part was never the typing. It was the judgment, the architecture, the knowing-what-to-build.
If your value is judgment, AI doesn't replace you. It amplifies you.
synthesiscoding.org/articles/the...
The most valuable part was never the typing. It was the judgment, the architecture, the knowing-what-to-build.
If your value is judgment, AI doesn't replace you. It amplifies you.
synthesiscoding.org/articles/the...
The Part of Your Job AI Can't Do (And Why It Matters More Now)
There's a lot of anxiety about AI making engineering skills obsolete. But the most valuable part of what you do was never the typing. The judgment, the architecture, the knowing-what-to-build — that's...
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December 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
There's a lot of anxiety about AI making engineering skills obsolete.
The most valuable part was never the typing. It was the judgment, the architecture, the knowing-what-to-build.
If your value is judgment, AI doesn't replace you. It amplifies you.
synthesiscoding.org/articles/the...
The most valuable part was never the typing. It was the judgment, the architecture, the knowing-what-to-build.
If your value is judgment, AI doesn't replace you. It amplifies you.
synthesiscoding.org/articles/the...
AI chatbots turn a fool into a 10x fool, just like AI agents turn a product engineer with wisdom into a 10x product engineer.
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The Iron Man Suit for Your Brain: Why AI’s Real Threat Isn’t What You Think
Yesterday evening, I was walking through Midtown Manhattan catching up with my friend Mark Vlasic who happened to be in town. The streets were crowded with the usual mix of tourists, professionals …
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December 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
AI chatbots turn a fool into a 10x fool, just like AI agents turn a product engineer with wisdom into a 10x product engineer.
rajiv.com/blog/2025/10...
rajiv.com/blog/2025/10...
Can you crack this password? All the info you need to solve the puzzle is in my article. If you got it, share it and how you did it in the comments below.
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Cracking a 25-Year-Old Password with Claude Code
While cleaning up old files, I found a password-protected Word document from 1999. I had no memory of the password. Claude Code and I cracked it together.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Can you crack this password? All the info you need to solve the puzzle is in my article. If you got it, share it and how you did it in the comments below.
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Synthesis Coding, a complementary practice to Vibe Coding
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Synthesis Coding
A professional practice for AI-assisted software development. Open methodology, public domain.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Synthesis Coding, a complementary practice to Vibe Coding
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Last week I introduced Synthesis Coding — systematic AI-assisted development emerging across engineering orgs.
The follow-up question: how do you implement this at scale?
Four pillars that distinguish production AI development from ad-hoc tool usage. Thread 🧵
The follow-up question: how do you implement this at scale?
Four pillars that distinguish production AI development from ad-hoc tool usage. Thread 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Last week I introduced Synthesis Coding — systematic AI-assisted development emerging across engineering orgs.
The follow-up question: how do you implement this at scale?
Four pillars that distinguish production AI development from ad-hoc tool usage. Thread 🧵
The follow-up question: how do you implement this at scale?
Four pillars that distinguish production AI development from ad-hoc tool usage. Thread 🧵
Synthesis Coding with Claude Code: Technical Implementation and Workflows (Synthesis Engineering) @anthropic.com
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Synthesis Coding with Claude Code: Technical Implementation and Workflows (Synthesis Engineering)
A hands-on guide to practicing Synthesis Engineering (a.k.a. Synthesis Coding) with concrete examples, real workflows, and lessons from production systems I wrote this blog post for Software Engine…
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November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Synthesis Coding with Claude Code: Technical Implementation and Workflows (Synthesis Engineering) @anthropic.com
rajiv.com/blog/2025/11...
rajiv.com/blog/2025/11...
I've had the same conversation with ~25 CTOs this year. We describe nearly identical AI-assisted development practices, using different terminology. The pattern exists. It just doesn't have a name yet.
I'm calling it Synthesis Engineering (Synthesis Coding).
I'm calling it Synthesis Engineering (Synthesis Coding).
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I've had the same conversation with ~25 CTOs this year. We describe nearly identical AI-assisted development practices, using different terminology. The pattern exists. It just doesn't have a name yet.
I'm calling it Synthesis Engineering (Synthesis Coding).
I'm calling it Synthesis Engineering (Synthesis Coding).
1/ We're living through "The Great Inversion of Coding"—humans defining intent while AI implements.
Watched an AI agent debug, fix, test, and deploy in 12 minutes last week. The constraint isn't coding capacity anymore.
Watched an AI agent debug, fix, test, and deploy in 12 minutes last week. The constraint isn't coding capacity anymore.
June 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
1/ We're living through "The Great Inversion of Coding"—humans defining intent while AI implements.
Watched an AI agent debug, fix, test, and deploy in 12 minutes last week. The constraint isn't coding capacity anymore.
Watched an AI agent debug, fix, test, and deploy in 12 minutes last week. The constraint isn't coding capacity anymore.
Most job descriptions are useless after day one. So in 2018, I created a framework that actually helps you understand and excel in your role: Activities vs Outputs vs Outcomes.
The key: stop confusing motion with progress. Being busy isn't the same as being effective. rajiv.com/blog/2018/12...
The key: stop confusing motion with progress. Being busy isn't the same as being effective. rajiv.com/blog/2018/12...
Activities, Outputs, and Outcomes — A framework for your job
This is a framework for understanding, describing, and actually performing your job in a way that creates real value. After years of watching talented people spin their wheels on busy work while cr…
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May 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Most job descriptions are useless after day one. So in 2018, I created a framework that actually helps you understand and excel in your role: Activities vs Outputs vs Outcomes.
The key: stop confusing motion with progress. Being busy isn't the same as being effective. rajiv.com/blog/2018/12...
The key: stop confusing motion with progress. Being busy isn't the same as being effective. rajiv.com/blog/2018/12...
Why Most Leadership Advice Will Sabotage Your Career
My thoughts on and review of Jeffrey Pfeffer’s Leadership B.S. If you care about evidence over platitudes in management, give it a look. I’m interested in stories of where the book’s claims ring true—or don’t—in 2025. rajiv.com/blog/2017/11...
My thoughts on and review of Jeffrey Pfeffer’s Leadership B.S. If you care about evidence over platitudes in management, give it a look. I’m interested in stories of where the book’s claims ring true—or don’t—in 2025. rajiv.com/blog/2017/11...
The Leadership Fairy Tale Problem: Why Most Leadership Advice Will Sabotage Your Career
Walk into any airport bookstore and you’ll find an entire wall devoted to leadership books. Browse LinkedIn and you’ll see countless posts sharing “leadership wisdom” from s…
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May 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Why Most Leadership Advice Will Sabotage Your Career
My thoughts on and review of Jeffrey Pfeffer’s Leadership B.S. If you care about evidence over platitudes in management, give it a look. I’m interested in stories of where the book’s claims ring true—or don’t—in 2025. rajiv.com/blog/2017/11...
My thoughts on and review of Jeffrey Pfeffer’s Leadership B.S. If you care about evidence over platitudes in management, give it a look. I’m interested in stories of where the book’s claims ring true—or don’t—in 2025. rajiv.com/blog/2017/11...
🧵1/2. At Stanford HAI @stanfordhai.bsky.social first Workshop on Public AI Assistants, Professor Christopher Manning @chrmanning.bsky.social used a Mad Libs-style example, echoing the “Culinary Code” analogy that Devesh Raj and I wrote about.
February 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🧵1/2. At Stanford HAI @stanfordhai.bsky.social first Workshop on Public AI Assistants, Professor Christopher Manning @chrmanning.bsky.social used a Mad Libs-style example, echoing the “Culinary Code” analogy that Devesh Raj and I wrote about.
1/6 Over breakfast in London last month, my friend Devesh Raj shared something that made me stop mid-bite. "Explaining AI," he said with that familiar spark in his eyes, "is a bit like describing a busy restaurant..."
February 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
1/6 Over breakfast in London last month, my friend Devesh Raj shared something that made me stop mid-bite. "Explaining AI," he said with that familiar spark in his eyes, "is a bit like describing a busy restaurant..."
This story from my childhood continues to be relevant and practical advice.
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rajiv.com/blog/1997/04...
Do not celebrate until after your success – Life lessons from a chess tournament
The Sanskrit verse still echoes in my mind: “vinaash kaalae vipreet buddhi” (विनाश काले विपरीत बुद्धि). In my childhood years, I heard these words during a chess tournament that taught …
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February 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This story from my childhood continues to be relevant and practical advice.
rajiv.com/blog/1997/04...
rajiv.com/blog/1997/04...
Snapshot Reviews is an invaluable tool for CTOs, engineering leaders, & engineers who want to perform at their best, continually improve, and have the data and AI augmentation to support them. I'm excited to work with the Snapshot Reviews & Flatiron Software teams.
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Media Technology Pioneer Rajiv Pant to Lead AI Innovation at Flatiron Software and Snapshot Reviews
Former New York Times CTO and Wall Street Journal Chief Product & Technology Officer Brings Transformative Leadership to Rising AI Technology Companies DELAWARE CITY, DELAWARE / ACCESS Newswire / Janu...
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January 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Snapshot Reviews is an invaluable tool for CTOs, engineering leaders, & engineers who want to perform at their best, continually improve, and have the data and AI augmentation to support them. I'm excited to work with the Snapshot Reviews & Flatiron Software teams.
finance.yahoo.com/news/media-t...
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What can octopuses teach us about AI consciousness? My reflections on the nature of intelligence, consciousness, and what neuroscience reveals about distributed cognition. From split-brain studies to gut microbiomes, exploring what it means to be "intelligent": rajiv.com/blog/2024/12...
Beyond Human Intelligence: Reflections on Consciousness, AI, and the Nature of Mind
Last night, I had a fascinating conversation that started me thinking deeply about the nature of intelligence and consciousness. A close friend shared a story about her hairdresser, who had been ch…
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December 14, 2024 at 2:44 PM
What can octopuses teach us about AI consciousness? My reflections on the nature of intelligence, consciousness, and what neuroscience reveals about distributed cognition. From split-brain studies to gut microbiomes, exploring what it means to be "intelligent": rajiv.com/blog/2024/12...
“I hope this message finds you well.”
rajiv.com/blog/2024/08...
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How to Recognize an Email Written by an AI Language Model (August 2024)
AI-generated emails are pouring into our inboxes. Language models like Meta Llama, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI ChatGPT, and Google Gemini are becoming increasingly sophisticated, occasionally producin…
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December 5, 2024 at 5:54 AM
“I hope this message finds you well.”
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I'm grateful for Bryan McCann's thoughtful recommendation. Being part of You .com's journey since 2020 has been deeply rewarding. Bryan's rare combination of technical brilliance and strategic vision has made every advisory session energizing. Thank you for the trust, Bryan rajiv.com/blog/2024/12...
Recommendation from Bryan McCann, co-founder & CTO of You.com
Rajiv was my mentor and advisor from the very start of my first-time founder journey as the CTO of you.com. He provided invaluable perspectives as my role as CTO changed as quickly as the comp…
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December 4, 2024 at 7:03 PM
I'm grateful for Bryan McCann's thoughtful recommendation. Being part of You .com's journey since 2020 has been deeply rewarding. Bryan's rare combination of technical brilliance and strategic vision has made every advisory session energizing. Thank you for the trust, Bryan rajiv.com/blog/2024/12...
As a kid, I loved tinkering with my computers—repairing and upgrading them was a thrilling way to learn. Aaron Perzanowski's insights reveal how companies' practices hinder our ability to fix our own devices and what to do about it.
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Why don’t companies want you to repair your stuff? - Aaron Perzanowski
YouTube video by TED-Ed
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December 2, 2024 at 2:44 AM
As a kid, I loved tinkering with my computers—repairing and upgrading them was a thrilling way to learn. Aaron Perzanowski's insights reveal how companies' practices hinder our ability to fix our own devices and what to do about it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46RD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46RD...
Seen in an ad for LiveOnNY in the MTA train from Connecticut to New York
December 1, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Seen in an ad for LiveOnNY in the MTA train from Connecticut to New York
Reposted by Rajiv Pant
if you have a @github.com profile, can i ask you to update it with your @bsky.app handle? 🙏
👉 it enables some very cool integrations, like auto curated feeds and starter packs for contributors and tech
👉 it enables some very cool integrations, like auto curated feeds and starter packs for contributors and tech
November 23, 2024 at 1:53 PM
if you have a @github.com profile, can i ask you to update it with your @bsky.app handle? 🙏
👉 it enables some very cool integrations, like auto curated feeds and starter packs for contributors and tech
👉 it enables some very cool integrations, like auto curated feeds and starter packs for contributors and tech
Reposted by Rajiv Pant
To understand the concept of zero, our minds must create something out of nothing. Yasemin Saplakoglu writes for Quanta Magazine:
This is Your Brain on Zero
Researchers are finally unraveling how the mind processes nothing.
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November 20, 2024 at 11:13 PM
To understand the concept of zero, our minds must create something out of nothing. Yasemin Saplakoglu writes for Quanta Magazine:
This is a useful feature in BlueSky. Using these instructions, I changed my BlueSky username to @rajiv.com, which matches my web site.
💡 Tip: You can set your website as your username on Bluesky!
This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.
Here's our guide for how to do this:
This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.
Here's our guide for how to do this:
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 10:53 PM
This is a useful feature in BlueSky. Using these instructions, I changed my BlueSky username to @rajiv.com, which matches my web site.
Reposted by Rajiv Pant
💡 Tip: You can set your website as your username on Bluesky!
This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.
Here's our guide for how to do this:
This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.
Here's our guide for how to do this:
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 10:04 PM
💡 Tip: You can set your website as your username on Bluesky!
This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.
Here's our guide for how to do this:
This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.
Here's our guide for how to do this:
This e-corner system for cars is brilliant innovation from Hyundai. It enables the car to move in ways otherwise impossible
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youtube.com/shorts/LMUFG...
We tried Hyundai's new e-corner system... It felt wild. 🤯🚗 #ces2024 #hyundai #technews
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February 11, 2024 at 2:48 PM
This e-corner system for cars is brilliant innovation from Hyundai. It enables the car to move in ways otherwise impossible
youtube.com/shorts/LMUFG...
youtube.com/shorts/LMUFG...