Josh Comeau shares a thoughtful take on AI, arguing that deep technical skill becomes more valuable, not less, as these tools improve. His point is that strong developers can use AI to amplify their work, while less experienced builders still struggle without solid architectural judgment.
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– wendelladriel.com - submitted by Wendell Adriel – Edit
My thoughts on why Agentic Engineering is a better path than Vibe Coding, and the workflow I use to turn AI agents into a structured engineering process.
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Nick wrote about how native browser features like the dialog element, the Popover API, and anchor positioning could eventually replace much of what we use shadcn and Radix for at Spatie today. A thoughtful look at where the web platform is heading and what it means for our frontend stack.
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Larry Garfield argues that the AI coding conversation focuses too much on individual productivity and ignores the broader societal costs.
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Pete Koomen argues that most AI apps are "horseless carriages," bolting AI onto old paradigms instead of letting users shape the prompts that drive them. He makes the case that the best AI apps should be agent builders, not just agents.
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Martin Fowler on the overuse of bold in technical writing — and how LLMs have picked up and spread this practice. The more you emphasize, the less power it has.
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Not all friction is bad.
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Matthew Inman's take on AI Art. Some good points, and beautifully illustrated as always.
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– shubhamjain.co – Edit
Many programmers believe they are tired of programming, but they may actually be frustrated with bureaucracy, lack of product vision, and lack of ownership. Burnout can skew perspectives, and it may be more beneficial to address these issues rather than abandoning programming entirely.
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Brent reflects on how using Tailwind CSS has led to a loss of proficiency in writing standard CSS.
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The current hiring process for engineers is flawed, wasting time and failing to differentiate between skilled candidates and those using AI.
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– stitcher.io – Edit
Some interesting thoughts on property hooks by Brent
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– sophiebits.com – Edit
Some teams require that every TODO comment in a codebase gets logged in the bug tracker. Others automatically delete any “stale” TODO that has been in the codebase for over a year. Don’t do it!
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– grugbrain.dev – Edit
say: complexity very, very bad
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When you say "just," you're skipping over all the invisible complexity.
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– liamduckett.com - submitted by Liam – Edit
A short post about my preferences around type safety and static analysis.
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– aaronfrancis.com – Edit
Some nice thought by Aaron Francis
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– cmorrell.com – Edit
Chris Morell has seen a bunch of pushback against Mastodon as an option, so he takes the time to address some of the issues that folks have put out there.
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– gummibeer.dev - submitted by Tom Witkowski – Edit
This post is a response/reaction to "From Contributor to Maintainer: Lessons from Open Source Software" by Patrick Organ.
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– davorminchorov.com - submitted by Davor Minchorov – Edit
Everyone talks about over-engineering but people rarely talk about under-engineering. Learn about the differences and how they depend on the context you are in.
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