A new podcast, hosted by yours truly, coming soon...
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A new podcast, hosted by yours truly, coming soon...
And no, using a genie is not pairing.
I hope you'll tell your story. The genie is an opportunity to connect more closely, that's just not how it's advertised to be used.
I hate the re-soloing of development. We were so close to learning social skills, creating community, encouraging creativity & purpose, & applying empathy. Easier to manage if each of us is so busy with our genieswarms that we don't have time to talk & reflect.
What do you do when everyone wants everything now?
Jesse Jackson gave me words to live by—“I’m a tree shaker, not a jelly maker”
I've spent the last year deep in augmented coding — how genies change what programmers do & don't do. Now I'm curious what that looks like in govtech, where shipping isn't theoretical. Speaking at @Rise8's ShipSummit, Park City, March 31 - April 2.
❓ THIS WEEK'S ONE BIG QUESTION: What Skills Do Developers NEED To Have In An AI Future? ❓
@trishagee.bsky.social / @kentbeck.com
AVAILABLE NOW | WATCH HERE ➡️ youtu.be/lJiDBRh96oU
@kentbeck.com ’s The Forest & The Desert Are Parallel Universes at GOTO CPH 2025 explored how similar behaviors lead to opposite outcomes - and how to get from crumbs to cake. 2026’s lineup looks incredible.
Inviting English hate monger Graham Linehan to Congress is bullshit.
Actual parents are terrified their children will lose access to medical care. Republicans respond by importing lying bigots to lie.
I am running for Congress so they have to say this shit to my face: bethfordemocracy.com
If software development is human communication & two parties are speaking different languages, we regain hope for mutual progress when we realize that we are speaking different languages (even though we use the same words).
Why The "10x Engineer" Is A Dangerous Myth | with Charity Majors 📽️ AVAILABLE NOW
Watch: youtu.be/aDCOuZ80lDQ
experienced engineers: one change, test, one change, test
junior engineers: batch everything because they're in a hurry
this is exactly backwards
the person least capable of batching is the one most likely to batch
It's been hard (it's being hard?) to learn how to make human connections. It's still a learnable skill.
Agreed. It's hard for me emotionally some days too. Even intellectually, the idea that value creation is separated so far from resource allocation baffles me.
I've accepted that I have no control over what people do with my work. I take care to do the work as well as I can, because I enjoy that. I also have a portion of my work that I don't make open because that scarcity allows me to charge for it which allows me to pay my bills.
I know we're in the "horseless carriage" stage of augmented development & it's too soon to know what the "real" name is of this new activity, but...
...the genie suggested "wishcraft" & I don't hate it.
Slices fail when they're too small to provide feedback. But no amount of features fixes a flawed premise. Go smaller, but ask questions with what you build.
Whatever happened to furniture polish. I know it must still exist but the ads for Lemon Pledge used to be everywhere. Did we all just become inured to dull furniture
Models suddenly getting good enough to write most of my code - which I am now prompting - creates complicated feelings.
It took a long time to get good at coding. And it's not easy. Plus, there was something special about being in "the zone."
Full: blog.pragmaticengineer.com/the-grief-wh...
Two legends confirmed for The Pragmatic Summit: Martin Fowler (@martinfowler.com) and Kent Beck (@kentbeck.com)
We'll talk about what past booms+busts taught them, and their take on AI+software engineering: what they see working, and what not so much
11 Feb, SF: www.pragmaticsummit.com
I want the government that Beth is a part of.
Interesting post: The Bet On Juniors Just Got Better open.substack.com/pub/tidyfirs...
by @kentbeck.com #ai
Some economists claim “affordability” problems are a myth.
Their reports miss that return to office is basically a 10% cut in our hourly wages. And the resulting traffic hits everyone.
Economics doesn’t measure our lives.
Catch up on this week’s episode with @KentBeck.com
He breaks down how teams burn optionality, why structure matters, and how making the hard change easy shapes every feature that follows.
Listen with host @robbyonrails.com: maintainable.fm/episodes/ken...
We Tried Trunk-Based Development... The Results Were Shocking | @davefarley77.bsky.social
📽️ AVAILABLE NOW
WATCH HERE ➡️ youtu.be/CR3LP2n2dWw
Emily is really digging deep here.
You know that rude driving move where 2 cars going opposite ways are stopped at a light. The oncoming car is making a left turn. As soon as the light turns, the oncoming car guns it in front of the car with the right of way & forces it to slam on its brakes.
Just saw a Waymo do this.
Goodhart is an optimist
