Software Design: Tidy First?
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The Bet On Juniors Just Got Better • Why genies can make hiring juniors more profitable, & what you need to change to get there
The Bet On Juniors Just Got Better
Why genies can make hiring juniors more profitable, & what you need to change to get there
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December 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Bet On Juniors Just Got Better • Why genies can make hiring juniors more profitable, & what you need to change to get there
Explore *Then* Expand *Then* Extract
Explore *Then* Expand *Then* Extract
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December 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Explore *Then* Expand *Then* Extract
Monday - Last Call on $180/Year
Monday - Last Call on $180/Year
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December 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Monday - Last Call on $180/Year
Tidying: Canonical Order
Tidying: Canonical Order
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November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Tidying: Canonical Order
If You've Been Thinking About Subscribing to Premium...
If You've Been Thinking About Subscribing to Premium...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
If You've Been Thinking About Subscribing to Premium...
Why Does Development Slow? • It's the options
Why Does Development Slow?
It's the options
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Why Does Development Slow? • It's the options
Intentions & Actions • Git as an example
Intentions & Actions
Git as an example
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Intentions & Actions • Git as an example
Composable Tests • It's not what I thought
Composable Tests
It's not what I thought
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Composable Tests • It's not what I thought
Pitching Hackathon Ideas: Oxymoron
Pitching Hackathon Ideas: Oxymoron
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Pitching Hackathon Ideas: Oxymoron
Getting Ready to Launch • Special practices for special times
Getting Ready to Launch
Special practices for special times
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Getting Ready to Launch • Special practices for special times
First Principles First • When analyzing metrics, apply the simple filters first
First Principles First
When analyzing metrics, apply the simple filters first
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
First Principles First • When analyzing metrics, apply the simple filters first
Separate Failed Assertions from Unexpected Exceptions? • A seemingly-minor detail of test framework design turns out to depend on context
Separate Failed Assertions from Unexpected Exceptions?
A seemingly-minor detail of test framework design turns out to depend on context
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Separate Failed Assertions from Unexpected Exceptions? • A seemingly-minor detail of test framework design turns out to depend on context
Teaching Augmented Coding • First Impressions
Teaching Augmented Coding
First Impressions
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Teaching Augmented Coding • First Impressions
Programming Deflation • When Code Gets Cheaper Every Day
Programming Deflation
When Code Gets Cheaper Every Day
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Programming Deflation • When Code Gets Cheaper Every Day
Genie Fight • When genies collide...
Genie Fight
When genies collide...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Genie Fight • When genies collide...
Switching Scale • A genie-commanding superpower
Switching Scale
A genie-commanding superpower
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Switching Scale • A genie-commanding superpower
Beyond the IDE • Patch Boards to IDEs
Beyond the IDE
Patch Boards to IDEs
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Beyond the IDE • Patch Boards to IDEs
Genies Getting Stuck
Genies Getting Stuck
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Genies Getting Stuck
Leaving the Nest • A newsletter business update
Leaving the Nest
A newsletter business update
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Leaving the Nest • A newsletter business update
Genie Fight • Pitting genies against each other can result in better outcomes
Genie Fight
Pitting genies against each other can result in better outcomes
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Genie Fight • Pitting genies against each other can result in better outcomes
New Is The New Black • Productive Ignorance--Better & worse ways to not understand
New Is The New Black
Productive Ignorance--Better & worse ways to not understand
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
New Is The New Black • Productive Ignorance--Better & worse ways to not understand
Cloud Development Environments Tame Complexity By Reducing State
Cloud Development Environments Tame Complexity By Reducing State
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Cloud Development Environments Tame Complexity By Reducing State
Match The Pipes • An executive skill
Match The Pipes
An executive skill
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Match The Pipes • An executive skill
Kent's Going Home
Kent's Going Home
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Kent's Going Home
Conclusion: Final section intro from Tidy Together
Conclusion: Final section intro from Tidy Together
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Conclusion: Final section intro from Tidy Together