The End of the Shallow Developer
AI making code cheaper means understanding will get very expensive
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AI Is Widening the Gap Between a CS Degree and a Software Job
We had a flawed educational pipeline that relied on employers to handle the vocational pieces. AI is making that system unviable.
Deep Focus is a Skill and Skills Can be Trained
I wasn't born with the ability to do deep work; I developed it like any other skill.
Skill Issue? Yep.
Struggling with AI tools is a skill issue, but it's not the one the boosters say it is.
The AI Pragmatist's Survival Guide
Your company has lost its mind about AI. Here's some advice for staying afloat.
AI Search Could Kill the Web That Feeds It
Search without discovery is bad for publishers and consumers.
LLM Security: Prompt Injection
Part 1 of a series about LLM security concerns, explained for mere mortals.
I Ran an Experiment on my Gaming PC. Windows Lost.
I installed Linux on my gaming machine, and I am genuinely surprised.
Workslop is Killing Your Culture
Somewhere in your company, there are people who are drowning. The worst part is that they're your most competent employees, the ones who not only care about the quality of the work product, but also have the skills to improve it. This isn't a post about
The AI Ate My Homework
Another month, more AI models, more problems.
AI Companies Hope the Government is Stupid
What distillation is, how it relates to copyright, and why I feel no pity for any AI company complaining about it.
Self-Hosting Fundamentals is live!
TLDR; Here's a link to the course. It always pains me when I see a developer get sticker shock from hosting their application on Vercel or one of the big cloud vendors. You see, these products are convenient: you click a few buttons and, like magic, your application
Ignorance Now Has a Meter
With metered pricing, you are now paying by the unit for your least capable people to flail at scale.
Goodbye, GitHub
Skill Foundry is leaving GitHub. Why? How? Details are in the post!
Coding Bootcamps Speedran Higher Education's Death Spiral
What we should learn before it's too late
The Best Computer for Starting with Coding (2026)
On how a career Windows user came to recommend a Mac
The Cost of Trust
Will the Internet Shrink to Gated Communities?
On Shame and AI in the Classroom
Could AI Tutors Help? Maybe...
Name Files and Directories Like a Professional
If you're interested in an IT career, let's fix some bad habits before you start!
I Taught a Course Heavily Written by AI. Here's What Went Wrong.
What happens when you skip subject matter experts and rely on algorithms to teach critical skills
I Don't Know What Satya Nadella Is Talking About
No, seriously, as a technology professional, this interview doesn't make sense.
The Complete Developer in 2025-2026
It's an employer's market, and that means the bar is going up. Here's what you need to do to stand out as a candidate in this environment.
De Vil, Syndrome & Associates Launches Revolutionary AI Consultancy: "Making Everyone Equally Replaceable"
New firm promises to eliminate workplace sentiment, democratize unemployment, and optimize human resources into extinction