No. 01
TechnologyJune 24, 2026
The great dispersion
AI isn't ending software development. It's scattering it out of the tech giants and into thousands of ordinary companies — and that is the better job.
Topic
software development
7 essays
No. 02
TechnologyApril 15, 2026
The clean-room loophole: how agentic coding tools could end software copyright
AI coding agents rewrite copyrighted software from scratch in days, sidestepping copyleft — the clean-room loophole that could end software copyright.
No. 03
TechnologyApril 7, 2026
The AI-first engineering org: 170% throughput at 80% headcount
Zencoder's team went from 36 engineers to 30 and nearly doubled throughput. A data-backed look at what AI-first software development really means now.
No. 04
TechnologyMarch 19, 2026
The coding agent reality check: this is the compiler moment
AI coding crossed a threshold in late 2025. This isn't a productivity tool — it's the most transformative shift since the compiler. Sceptics are late.
No. 05
TechnologyJanuary 26, 2026
Just build it
Building was expensive; thinking was cheap. AI has flipped it. Why prototyping beats endless planning, and how working code becomes the best argument.
No. 06
TechnologyDecember 17, 2025
Everyone is a product manager now
AI coding tools haven't turned everyone into engineers. They've turned everyone into product managers. Here's why direction beats execution now.
No. 07
BusinessFebruary 16, 2025
AI is already replacing jobs—software development is just the beginning
IT unemployment jumped from 3.9% to 5.7% in a single month. Software development is the canary in the coal mine — here's which industries AI disrupts next.