Terrible Software

I was on a 1:1 with Emily, one of our strongest engineers, and we were mostly venting about some of the negatives about AI these days: the crazy amount of code reviews, how the job is changing, and the last one (which is the most relevant for this post),…

I want you to picture yourself in the early 1900s (in America), real quick.

“I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.” — Blaise Pascal Because of AI, everyone on your team is more productive than they were a year ago, just ask them.

I’m angry right now.

You’re in a 1:1 with your manager, and things are going just fine.

“In the age of AI, taste is the ultimate differentiator.”

“Simplicity is a great virtue, but it requires hard work to achieve and education to appreciate.

I got a Slack message the other week, just “What do you think?”

I still code on my team.

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott Over the past year, I’ve made a change to how I consume content.

One thing I keep hearing from engineers is some version of “I want to grow, but my manager isn’t giving me the right opportunities.”