As we use coding agents to author code rather than people, many questions arise about where software engineers fit, how we achieve quality outcomes, and how we train juniors.

The answer lies in reversing the trend to merge the roles of programmer and coder. Whilst agents take on the role of the coder, the role of a programmer in creating the program's theory remains with a human if we want to avoid cognitive debt and low quality.

Coding is Dead, Long Live Programming: https://write.as/ian-cooper/coding-is-dead-long-live-programming

The ESPHome team are asking for feedback on the new builder GUI.

There's a Figma file which you can click through to see the current proposal.

https://www.figma.com/design/0rJAtCTxej6udDhYfMMSXB/ESPHome-GUI---Start-kit-and-beyond?node-id=648-6026&t=YYuOoCu644gdcywr-1

#esphome #homeassistant

Think about the last architectural decision your team made.

Was it actually decided through careful analysis? Or did the person who cared the most and spoke the loudest end up steering the outcome?

14 episodes into our Stories on Facilitating Software Architecture & Design series with @roundcrisis and @ahl, and one pattern keeps surfacing: the biggest threat to good architecture isn't a lack of technical knowledge. It's the human dynamics we don't address.
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#SoftwareArchitecture

📖 Interesting read: "What AI coding costs you"

https://tomwojcik.com/posts/2026-02-15/finding-the-right-amount-of-ai/
#genai #softwareengineering

"I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over.

I wanted the blue checkmark on LinkedIn. The one that says “this person is real.” In a sea of fake recruiters, bot accounts, AI-generated headshots,

… I scanned my passport. I took a selfie. 3 minutes later — done.

… Then I did what apparently nobody does. I read the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not LinkedIn’s. The other company’s.

Wait, What Other Company? …"

https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/
#surveillanceacapitalism