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Writing on engineering leadership, AI adoption, and the human side of building software.

October 28, 2026

Who Learns When Agents Do All the Work?

As coding agents take on more engineering work, what happens to the knowledge, judgment, and learning of the people working alongside them?

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April 4, 2026

The Competence Penalty

A look at what happens inside engineering teams when people are expected to use AI, but know being seen using it can change how their coworkers judge them.

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March 4, 2026

The Space Between 'Coding Is Solved' and Monday Morning

Boris Cherny is right. And he's describing a different planet than the one most engineering teams live on.

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February 6, 2026

Trust as Infrastructure

Your org rolled out AI tools and adoption looks fine on paper. So why do your best engineers seem uncomfortable?

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January 25, 2026

Trust in Work You Didn't Personally Do

Output is up. Confidence isn't. Seven ways engineering leaders react, and which ones backfire.

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January 6, 2026

Trust in Judgment

Your team shipped a clean refactor and the review turned into an interrogation. Here's why.

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