Really enjoying this interesting and challenging write up about software engineering as it is changing underneath us: https://apenwarr.ca/log/20260316

I'm not sure I'm fully bought into the conclusions, but I find the core idea of quality being better achieved through a differnet process quite compelling. At least as an idea. Anyways, you should read it and have your own thoughts.

Choice pull-quotes for me:
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Every time something goes wrong, you have to ask, “How did this happen?” and then do a whole post-mortem and the Five Whys (or however many Whys are in fashion nowadays) and fix the underlying Root Causes so that it doesn’t happen again. “The coder did it wrong” is never a root cause, only a symptom. Why was it possible for the coder to get it wrong?
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Maybe we finally have a compelling enough excuse to fix the 20 years of problems hidden by code review culture, and replace it with a real culture of quality.

I think the optimists have half of the right idea. Reducing review stages, even to an uncomfortable degree, is going to be needed. But you can’t just reduce review stages without something to replace them. That way lies the Ford Pinto or any recent Boeing aircraft.
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Every team has some monoliths that are a little too big, and too many layers of reviews. Maybe we won't get all the way to Singularity. But, we can engineer a much better world. Our problems are solvable.

It just takes trust.
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How far back in time can you understand English?

Link: https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061614

It was reported in the Dutch press that Microsoft told the ICC the sanctions meant it had to deny Khan access to its services. The report said the ICC would have to end the chief prosecutor's access to the services, otherwise Microsoft would end the email services for the whole organization. The ICC then decided to suspend Kahn's email services.

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/microsoft_asks_uk_parliament_to_correct_record/

The #FDroid website has a new banner on top to remind visitors that #Google did not change course and #Android will be locked-down in under 200 days.

If you care about the freedom to control your devices and care about the privacy of you data, please contact your representative and make your voice heard.

https://keepandroidopen.org/ (thanks @marcprux) has the resources to guide you.

We know users will rarely visit the site so the Client(s) will get a banner soon too.

Thank you for your support!

Stealing someone else's work as a service.

https://nvie.com/posts/15-years-later/