Stories as skill building Exchanging "war stories" as developers can build relationships. Could it also build skill?

Exchanging "war stories" as developers can build relationships. Could it also build skill?

Who benefits? When you are wondering why something is happening, here is a good question to ask.

When you are wondering why something is happening, here is a good question to ask.

When your plate is full What do you do when your plate is full, and someone comes along with more?

What do you do when your plate is full, and someone comes along with more?

Humans, vampires, and why you aren't Steve Yegge Reclaiming your humanity is necessary as protection against AI vampires. Even Steve Yegge will tell you so.

Reclaiming your humanity is necessary as protection against AI vampires. Even Steve Yegge will tell you so.

Learning despite information overload How do we manage staggering amounts of information and keep learning? And is AI melting our brains?

How do we manage staggering amounts of information and keep learning? And is AI melting our brains?

Great point! We lose a lot when AI does code reviews. I'm a fan of junior devs doing code reviews (with supervision). Let them ask questions, have the code author explain things.

What do humans do if AI reviews the code? Is it possible that AI can not just write code, but review it, too? If so, what do developers do?

Is it possible that AI can not just write code, but review it, too? If so, what do developers do?

Does self-doubt lead us to deny our humanity? Is it because I'm struggling with self-doubt that I see it everywhere? I've rewritten the introduction to my book with a story, and I wound up with a self-doubt theme.

Is it because I'm struggling with self-doubt that I see it everywhere? I've rewritten the introduction to my book with a story, and I wound up with a self-doubt theme.

On one hand, yay! Got it to post with a picture! On the other hand... why does it think my post is in Spanish??

What's my book missing? My book structure is missing an important point. But what?

My book structure is missing an important point. But what?

In the past I've encouraged people to ask questions "out loud" (in public, to a group).

In February of 2025, I defined the thesis statement for my book.

I had so much fun speaking at LeadDev NYC in October.

Having rewritten my personal website, I decided to take on the daunting challenge of rewriting my professional website.

People who define the role of the developer as “someone who writes code” may be surprised to learn that developers do much more than write code.

Early morning yesterday, I was wide awake at 4:30 a.

When I first started as a tech lead, I often made my decisions based on what the tech lead before me had done.

Fails to ask when stuck? Fails to ask when overloaded? Something else entirely? (Does it matter, Leaf? Hmm.)

😂 Excellent, glad I could help.

I was working with an AI that couldn't even do things I directly asked it to do. So there was really no reason it would say, "Hey, you have existing automation that watches this same RSS feed. Maybe shut that off before we set the feed to show every post?"

Whoops! Automation gone wild, posted like 40 times, haha.

You’ve already got a full schedule when the boss asks you to take on a special project.

A recent poll on LinkedIn from Alex Ewerlöf asked: “Would you read AI-generated posts and articles that are attached to a human name and picture?

I’m looking forward to having more time to write in the next few months.

Three conferences in three months That's right, I went to three conferences in three months (2.5 months, really). Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit (ETLS) in Las Vegas in September, I spok

I went to three conferences in three months (2.5 months, really).
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Writer enjoying speaking I'm a writer at heart, so enjoying speaking at conferences is a bit of a surprise for me. Speaking at LeadDev StaffPlus went even better than I was hoping, a

I'm a writer at heart, so enjoying speaking at conferences is a bit of a surprise for me.


Speaking at LeadDev StaffPlus went even better than I was hoping, and it's got me thinking about what works for me as a speaker. #LeadDev #speakingtips #StaffPlus
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Vibe coding made less terrifying It's been a long time since I've felt I like I was hanging on every word of a book. I was so done reading about AI. Then I saw that IT Revolution was publis

It's been a long time since I've felt I like I was hanging on every word of a book.


I was so done reading about AI. Then I saw that IT Revolution was publishing a new book...
www.beyondwritingcode.com/2025/09/17/v...

Developer's checklists Posted just now about writer's checklists - so let's post about the developer's checklists here too! As a developer, I maintained a checklist of troubleshoot

Posted just now about writer's checklists - so let's post about the developer's checklists here too!


As a developer, I maintained a checklist of troubleshooting tips.


I would have conversations like this...
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Writer's checklists Some of the best writing tips I learned were from a summer class I took as a teenager. I'm still adding to my writer's checklists, decades later. However, I

Some of the best writing tips I learned were from a summer class I took as a teenager. I'm still adding to my writer's checklists, decades later.


However, I have mostly kept these checklists in my head...
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Job seekers beware of scams Beware of the scams targeting job seekers. I'd say "it's a new low" for scammers to target people who are looking for work, but no, unfortunately... the scammer

Beware of the scams targeting job seekers. I'd say "it's a new low" for scammers to target people who are looking for work, but no, unfortunately... the scammers seem to reside at those depths. #jobseekers #scammers #tips
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Did I chat with an AI? I try to avoid posting about AI, but today I found myself wondering: did I just chat with an AI? Trying to decide which of several products to purchase onlin

I try to avoid posting about AI, but today I found myself wondering: did I just chat with an AI?
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