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I think the claims non-tech companies are going to be vibe-coding their own enterprise software are overblown. The economies of scale and the diversion of focus away from their dif…

Another aspect of this is it's often intentional. I've spent most of my career working to simplify systems and processes, and the thing that's surprised me the most is how cool the…

I think one factor is AI is encouraging people to turn off their brains. It sometimes feels like AI chatbot use is like the doomscrolling of work - it's always easier just to dump …

Exactly. There's little gap between a spec that's been written to the level of detail needed and just code. There's some, but it's not a big gap after decades of umpteen new framew…

This ultimately converges on what source code is though. The most common form of what you'd call a "spec" is the acceptance criteria on a work ticket, which is an accretive spec i.…

But I think even if it were purely leetcode-like, devs would actually be quite happy with this, since at least you'd only have to do it once and then it's re-usable for every appli…

Its purpose isn't really to test practical skills though, more just to screen for intelligence and conscientiousness (like a tournament who can take the most mental punishment), wh…

I think resumes will eventually (or have already) become obsolete in tech. The SNR is so low, they offer very thin filtering value. Even taking the tiny bits of the resume that are…

It's more whether one allows oneself to be taken advantage of or not. Only a vocal minority take that stance, others would just be disappointed if it went away. I like the approach…

It's an unfortunate reality of giving things away for free - it reduces respect and attracts the wrong kind of people. Echos a well known pattern in consulting that higher-paying c…