Glenn Thimmes
banner
glennthimmes.bsky.social
Glenn Thimmes
@glennthimmes.bsky.social
Building things. Chasing vert.
This is one of the best explanations I have seen of the tech behind LLMs. If you have 27 minutes to spare, you'll find it surprisingly easy to follow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjZo...
Transformers, the tech behind LLMs | Deep Learning Chapter 5
YouTube video by 3Blue1Brown
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Aptitude assessments up 54x since 2024. When AI generates code, the bottleneck moves upstream. Syntax depreciates. Judgment doesn't.
buff.ly/Tk6ZlCN #SoftwareEngineering #TechHiring #EngineeringLeadership
glennthimmes.bsky.social
This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com.…
glennthimmes.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 1:59 AM
AI is writing 30% of Microsoft's code and 25% of Google's. How we measure productivity is more important than ever. The teams that win will measure outcomes: reliability, time-to-ship, customer impact. AI is forcing us to become better leaders. #ai
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1...
Generative coding: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026
AI coding tools are rapidly changing how we produce software, and the industry is embracing it—perhaps at the expense of entry-level coding jobs.
www.technologyreview.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM