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Being Gullible About User Feedback Can Hurt UX
A reflection on how easily teams can be misled by user feedback, especially when comments hide embarrassment or uncertainty, and how careful observation reveals a truth that words alone never fully show. — read more
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Why Large Language Models Won’t Replace Engineers Anytime Soon
Explore the mathematical and cognitive limits that stop large language models from achieving true human-like engineering intelligence — read more
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The Founder’s Blind Spot That Kills Startups
The majority of startups fail because non-technical founders lose touch with their product’s technical reality. Learn how the “Founder’s Blind Spot” and unmanaged Technical Debt lead to catastrophic failures. — read more
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Why Engineers Must Find Their Voice
Production incident taught me the cost of staying silent when my technical instincts screamed something was wrong. Here’s why engineers must speak up. — read more
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When Does Framework Sophistication Becomes a Liability?
How our quest for “best practices” turned a simple API change into a multi-day debugging marathon, and why I’m now convinced that strongly-typed simplicity beats framework complexity. — read more
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The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source
Exhausted volunteers maintaining critical infrastructure alone. From personal experience with contributor burnout to AI-powered future threats, here’s why our digital foundation is crumbling. — read more
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The $69 Billion Domino Effect: How VMware’s Debt-Fueled Acquisition Is Killing Open Source, One Repository at a Time
Bitnami’s decision to end its free tier by August 2025 has sparked widespread outrage among developers who rely on its services. This change is part of Broadcom CEO Hock Tan’s strategy to monetize essential software following acquisitions, impacting countless users and forcing companies to either pay steep fees or undergo costly migrations. — read more
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The Silent Revolution: How AI Infiltrated Software Development
An investigation into 4 billion GitHub commits reveals the speed and scale of an industry transformation — read more
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The Illusion of 100% Code Coverage
Discover why chasing 100% code coverage in Go is misleading and learn practical testing strategies that actually improve software quality. This guide highlights domain-driven testing, integration testing, and setting reasonable coverage goals for more reliable applications. — read more
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Version Management and API Evolution: Strategies for Long-Term API Success
Managing API versions and evolution is crucial for maintaining a reliable and developer-friendly API. This article explores battle-tested strategies for version management and examines how successful organizations handle API evolution — read more
