Developers using GenAI predicted they'd be 25% faster. They took 19% longer, yet felt 20% faster. One study of senior open source devs, so it may not generalize. But it gives me pause on GenAI productivity claims. #AIinSoftwareDevelopment
November 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Developers using GenAI predicted they'd be 25% faster. They took 19% longer, yet felt 20% faster. One study of senior open source devs, so it may not generalize. But it gives me pause on GenAI productivity claims. #AIinSoftwareDevelopment
Ten years ago we all knew not to blindly paste StackOverflow code into our products. Now we do it every day and call it productivity. #AIinSoftwareDevelopment
October 20, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Ten years ago we all knew not to blindly paste StackOverflow code into our products. Now we do it every day and call it productivity. #AIinSoftwareDevelopment
😐 Research reported in HBR: people using GenAI for emails, social posts and brainstorming were more productive, and reported lower motivation and more boredom. Have you noticed this on your team? #AIinSoftwareDevelopment
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October 14, 2026 at 2:36 PM
😐 Research reported in HBR: people using GenAI for emails, social posts and brainstorming were more productive, and reported lower motivation and more boredom. Have you noticed this on your team? #AIinSoftwareDevelopment
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🤖 Alaska's courts estimated 3 months for a probate chatbot. 15 months later it's being scaled back. Agile coaching is harder than probate. Can you afford for your clients to get subtly wrong advice? #AIinSoftwareDevelopment
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October 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
🤖 Alaska's courts estimated 3 months for a probate chatbot. 15 months later it's being scaled back. Agile coaching is harder than probate. Can you afford for your clients to get subtly wrong advice? #AIinSoftwareDevelopment
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🧪 Even when building is cheap, building the wrong thing is still expensive. GenAI doesn't fix your QA bottleneck, it pushes more code upstream of it. Ask each week: what did we learn that changed our plan? If nothing, it's theatre.
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August 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
🧪 Even when building is cheap, building the wrong thing is still expensive. GenAI doesn't fix your QA bottleneck, it pushes more code upstream of it. Ask each week: what did we learn that changed our plan? If nothing, it's theatre.
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I spent a week warning about the risks of LLM code generation, then automated my own course-prep emails and shipped the exact mistake I was trying to design out, just faster. Making mistakes faster is not winning.
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August 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I spent a week warning about the risks of LLM code generation, then automated my own course-prep emails and shipped the exact mistake I was trying to design out, just faster. Making mistakes faster is not winning.
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Automating the output and skipping the thinking. Unless we're all about to be replaced by machines, these skills are a complete waste of your time.
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July 27, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Automating the output and skipping the thinking. Unless we're all about to be replaced by machines, these skills are a complete waste of your time.
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#ScrumMaster #AIinSoftwareDevelopment
🏷️ AI washing: GE brands a hospital command centre "AI", but flow made it effective, not AI. Reward the work, not the label.
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July 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🏷️ AI washing: GE brands a hospital command centre "AI", but flow made it effective, not AI. Reward the work, not the label.
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📉 Lean too hard on AI and skills you stop using fade - it's Deskilling. Radiologists and pilots hit it first. Software's next unless we protect practice.
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July 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
📉 Lean too hard on AI and skills you stop using fade - it's Deskilling. Radiologists and pilots hit it first. Software's next unless we protect practice.
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment
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🃏 GenAI writes bad code by design: trained to pass tests, not to be maintainable. So it bluffs.
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July 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🃏 GenAI writes bad code by design: trained to pass tests, not to be maintainable. So it bluffs.
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His advice: ride a couple thousand km, see what needs changing, then pay for better.
Embodied, contextual expertise still wins.
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Embodied, contextual expertise still wins.
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July 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
His advice: ride a couple thousand km, see what needs changing, then pay for better.
Embodied, contextual expertise still wins.
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment
Embodied, contextual expertise still wins.
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🐢 "It feels faster" isn't "it is faster."
One study: devs using GenAI on familiar code were 19% slower, while sure they'd sped up. Felt speed and real throughput barely correlate.
A third full: real but oversold. Don't trust the feel.
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One study: devs using GenAI on familiar code were 19% slower, while sure they'd sped up. Felt speed and real throughput barely correlate.
A third full: real but oversold. Don't trust the feel.
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment
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June 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🐢 "It feels faster" isn't "it is faster."
One study: devs using GenAI on familiar code were 19% slower, while sure they'd sped up. Felt speed and real throughput barely correlate.
A third full: real but oversold. Don't trust the feel.
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment
agilepainrelief.com/blog/using-g...
One study: devs using GenAI on familiar code were 19% slower, while sure they'd sped up. Felt speed and real throughput barely correlate.
A third full: real but oversold. Don't trust the feel.
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment
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🥃 The glass isn't overflowing (AI replaces engineers next year) or empty (all hype). I'd put it a third full.
GenAI helps with drudge work, and turns 15-min tasks into 3-hour rabbit holes.
My course helps you find the real third.
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GenAI helps with drudge work, and turns 15-min tasks into 3-hour rabbit holes.
My course helps you find the real third.
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment
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June 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🥃 The glass isn't overflowing (AI replaces engineers next year) or empty (all hype). I'd put it a third full.
GenAI helps with drudge work, and turns 15-min tasks into 3-hour rabbit holes.
My course helps you find the real third.
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment
agilepainrelief.com/surviving-th...
GenAI helps with drudge work, and turns 15-min tasks into 3-hour rabbit holes.
My course helps you find the real third.
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment
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The AI mandate, "daily use by every individual," is a KPI searching for a purpose. Set it aside and the org changes deserve credit.
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May 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The AI mandate, "daily use by every individual," is a KPI searching for a purpose. Set it aside and the org changes deserve credit.
about.gitlab.com/blog/gitlab-...
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment #BuildInPublic
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When a vendor waves a benchmark, ask what it does on YOUR work, on problems it hasn't seen.
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May 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
When a vendor waves a benchmark, ask what it does on YOUR work, on problems it hasn't seen.
arxiv.org/html/2506.21...
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arxiv.org/html/2506.21...
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Why is ‘my friend said’ more compelling than evidence?
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April 22, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Why is ‘my friend said’ more compelling than evidence?
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Full instructions and card text:
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February 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Full instructions and card text:
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New glossary entry on AI and Skill Atrophy, the anti-pattern the software industry needs to face:
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February 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
New glossary entry on AI and Skill Atrophy, the anti-pattern the software industry needs to face:
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AI is a superpower. The question is whether you use it to produce more, or to learn faster.
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February 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
AI is a superpower. The question is whether you use it to produce more, or to learn faster.
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AI models are trained to bluff.
Pass/fail training offers no reward for admitting uncertainty. Instead of "I don't know," you get a confident wrong answer. Researchers call it "test-taking mode."
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Pass/fail training offers no reward for admitting uncertainty. Instead of "I don't know," you get a confident wrong answer. Researchers call it "test-taking mode."
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment #BuildInPublic
February 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
AI models are trained to bluff.
Pass/fail training offers no reward for admitting uncertainty. Instead of "I don't know," you get a confident wrong answer. Researchers call it "test-taking mode."
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment #BuildInPublic
Pass/fail training offers no reward for admitting uncertainty. Instead of "I don't know," you get a confident wrong answer. Researchers call it "test-taking mode."
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment #BuildInPublic
Start here: never assume the output is correct. Build verification habits that match the stakes.
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February 18, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Start here: never assume the output is correct. Build verification habits that match the stakes.
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#AIinSoftwareDevelopment #BuildInPublic
It asks the follow-up questions that uncover the deeper issues. Just tell your story and reflect.
The skill includes core Systems Thinking questions and Causal Loop Diagrams. As I get feedback, I'll expand it
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The skill includes core Systems Thinking questions and Causal Loop Diagrams. As I get feedback, I'll expand it
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment #BuildInPublic
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January 26, 2026 at 2:12 PM
It asks the follow-up questions that uncover the deeper issues. Just tell your story and reflect.
The skill includes core Systems Thinking questions and Causal Loop Diagrams. As I get feedback, I'll expand it
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment #BuildInPublic
buff.ly/SvBozW1
The skill includes core Systems Thinking questions and Causal Loop Diagrams. As I get feedback, I'll expand it
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment #BuildInPublic
buff.ly/SvBozW1
Speeding up the initial page load of a static site is odd. I should have seen ~30 lines of code change (including variant text). Instead, I got 100+ lines of diffs. These tools can be helpful, but we need to know our tech stack well enough to judge output.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Speeding up the initial page load of a static site is odd. I should have seen ~30 lines of code change (including variant text). Instead, I got 100+ lines of diffs. These tools can be helpful, but we need to know our tech stack well enough to judge output.
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment #BuildInPublic
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment #BuildInPublic
You tell the AI your problem story and it asks follow-up questions to uncover deeper issues. Current version includes core questions + Causal Loop Diagramming. I'll expand based on feedback, possibly adding more mental models.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:25 PM
You tell the AI your problem story and it asks follow-up questions to uncover deeper issues. Current version includes core questions + Causal Loop Diagramming. I'll expand based on feedback, possibly adding more mental models.
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment #BuildInPublic
#AIinSoftwareDevelopment #BuildInPublic
Long-term code quality doesn't matter here—works until Buffer releases their API. Frees me for deeper analysis.
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Where is AI Taking Software Development in 2026?
Explore GenAI's real impact on software development in 2026. Strip away the hype. Focus on what is changing and what the impact will be.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Long-term code quality doesn't matter here—works until Buffer releases their API. Frees me for deeper analysis.
Join me Fri Feb 13: Where is GenAI Taking the Software Industry buff.ly/rP3KJER
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