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• Running local models is good now
  Vicki Boykis makes that case that local models are good for coding now (if you have a 64GB+ Mac)
• How exactly is doing more AI going to make it better?
  Sergio Visinoni's reaction to two recent popular articles by Charity Majors. Is AI a big deal? Is resistance to AI fundamentalism? Does the solution to the current problems emerge from doing more of it?
• The Worry Police
  "To be blunt, I am confident the Worry Police are doing more damage than good. And to be honest, I know the Worry Police because I’ve been them." — Rands
• Prompt injection as role confusion
  Prompt injections can driven by a flaw in how LLMs perceive roles, and so text can inserted that will be interpreted as the LLMs own trusted internal 'thinking'
• The bottleneck strike again!
  'Imagine the “bottleneck” really was engineering or coding. What does that imply about the competitive game you were playing? Are you saying the only thing holding you back was something relatively commoditized—something you could just hire more people to do? What does that say?' — John Cutler
• The strange confidence of 360 degree feedback
  A critique of the pitfalls that accompany 360 degree feedback processes
• The Power of Stories ✍️
  Luca Rossi interviews Michael "Rands" Lopp about his storytelling
• The sports car theory of LLM adoption
  Rachel Coldicutt reflects on how emotions are playing out in decision making about LLM adoption
• How to work with someone you can't stand
  Amy Gallo offers practical advice on handling these difficult situations
• Why we shouldn't kill the middle manager role
  Ashley Herd makes the case against the 'Great Flattening'
• Cheap turpentine
  David Singleton shares practical advice from his experiences of leading in technology
• Making a new plan
  Cate Huston's reminder that being open about changing your mind does not have to threaten your sense of self
• Claire Shaw
  Voice and communication coach for women
• How to make progress without consensus: Guiding people through misalignment
  Jackie Colburn shares some really valuable practices for making progress when not everyone is in agreement
• The slide
  Rands on sharing a story when feedback isn't being accepted
• Understanding engineers' needs 🧬
  Lara Hogan shares valuable insights into how you understand yourself, and those around you in this excellent interview, including an introduction to the BICEPS model
• You’re not bad at public speaking, you just don’t know your archetype
  Amber Shand's archetypes for public speaking support you to think about what will work best for you and for your audience
• Stuck in the middle: Mastering stakeholder management
  Emily Tate shares her hard won experience in managing stakeholders
• Coaching: When you’re asked for your own expertise
  Neil Vass on handling being asked to step out of supporting your client to reach their own conclusions
• An appropriate use of metrics
  Pat Kua's excellent advice on introducing metrics
• Eight myths on software engineering and GenAI
  Jenna Butler, Brian Houck, Margaret-Anne Storey, Travis Lowdermilk, Steven Clarke, and Emerson Murphy-Hill on the misconceptions that fit in the gap between productivity gain expectations and reality.
• Guidelines for respectful use of AI
  Camille Fournier offers some explicit guidelines that might be useful in your team
• Everyone is wrong about that Slack flowchart
  A reminder from Sophie Alpert that how we talk about systems has a huge impact on how understandable they are
• Valerie Dryden
  Val offers no bullshit Engineering Manager coaching because there's no undo button for people
• Coaching scholarships for engineering leaders
  Full coaching scholarships for 29 engineering leaders from underrepresented groups in technology. Apply by 30th June 2026

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