Compared to what?

The first episode was very compelling. Looking forward to the actual interviews!

I want LiveCodeBench but showing how many tokens/€s/KWhs it takes to get to 100%. Not interested in scores less than 100%.

14th Amendment (1868):

“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

Seems pretty clear to me.

Please do!

Nobody Knows Podcast Episode · Still Burning · March 25 · 44m

We're blacksmiths.
Some of what we know transfers to this new world. Some of it doesn't.
Figuring out which is which is our next greatest challenge.
🎧 Still Burning ep. 1 —

It's also on Apple Podcasts. I don't know about a raw RSS feed. I'm new to this game.

COBOL

Still Burning Podcast · Kent Beck · Honest conversations about fear, uncertainty, and what it means to build things when the ground keeps shifting. tidyfirst.substack.com

But some people are staying ahead instead of catching up.
🎧 Still Burning ep. 1 — open.spotify.com/show/2b2O6Wi...

10 years from now, who even knows what part of software development will still be a human activity? Nobody Knows.

Yes, I have.

It's a little odd to me how influenced I am when a company's giveaway pens are really high quality. I end up thinking they must do everything well. Which has so far been true.

Lovely turn of a phrase

Knocking on doors yesterday, I met a six year old. She asked me what Congress was.

I told her, "it's the people who make the rules for grownups."

I didn't tell her that right now some grownups aren't following the rules.

Congress should do its job and put them in timeout.

A new podcast, hosted by yours truly, coming soon...

And no, using a genie is not pairing.

I hope you'll tell your story. The genie is an opportunity to connect more closely, that's just not how it's advertised to be used.

I hate the re-soloing of development. We were so close to learning social skills, creating community, encouraging creativity & purpose, & applying empathy. Easier to manage if each of us is so busy with our genieswarms that we don't have time to talk & reflect.

What do you do when everyone wants everything now?

Jesse Jackson gave me words to live by—“I’m a tree shaker, not a jelly maker”

I've spent the last year deep in augmented coding — how genies change what programmers do & don't do. Now I'm curious what that looks like in govtech, where shipping isn't theoretical. Speaking at @Rise8's ShipSummit, Park City, March 31 - April 2.

❓ THIS WEEK'S ONE BIG QUESTION: What Skills Do Developers NEED To Have In An AI Future? ❓

@trishagee.bsky.social / @kentbeck.com

AVAILABLE NOW | WATCH HERE ➡️ youtu.be/lJiDBRh96oU

The Forest & The Desert Are Parallel Universes • Kent Beck • GOTO 2025 This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2025. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph https://gotocph.com Kent Beck - Software Engineer & Creator of Extreme Programming @KentLBeck…

@kentbeck.com ’s The Forest & The Desert Are Parallel Universes at GOTO CPH 2025 explored how similar behaviors lead to opposite outcomes - and how to get from crumbs to cake. 2026’s lineup looks incredible.

Beth for Democracy | Bethany Andres-Beck for Congress Bethany Andres-Beck is a candidate for Congress running to represent Massachusetts' 6th District.

Inviting English hate monger Graham Linehan to Congress is bullshit.

Actual parents are terrified their children will lose access to medical care. Republicans respond by importing lying bigots to lie.

I am running for Congress so they have to say this shit to my face: bethfordemocracy.com

If software development is human communication & two parties are speaking different languages, we regain hope for mutual progress when we realize that we are speaking different languages (even though we use the same words).

Why The "10x Engineer" Is A Dangerous Myth | with Charity Majors 📽️ AVAILABLE NOW

Watch: youtu.be/aDCOuZ80lDQ

experienced engineers: one change, test, one change, test
junior engineers: batch everything because they're in a hurry
this is exactly backwards
the person least capable of batching is the one most likely to batch

Bridges I became an only child at four and a half.

enjoyed @kentbeck.com on bridges
open.substack.com/pub/tidyfirs...

It's been hard (it's being hard?) to learn how to make human connections. It's still a learnable skill.

Agreed. It's hard for me emotionally some days too. Even intellectually, the idea that value creation is separated so far from resource allocation baffles me.