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The future of AI-assisted programming depends less on replacing developers and more on effective human-AI collaboration and understanding when to trust these tools.

Ruby on Rails creator shares how 37signals built a profitable tech company through small teams, async work, and rejecting venture capital.

Analysis of why AI coding tools haven't produced the expected flood of low-quality software despite productivity claims.

Federal Reserve research shows AI hasn't significantly disrupted overall employment, though specific sectors see targeted job displacement.

A comprehensive guide for product managers on designing AI agent architectures for customer support with practical implementation strategies.

Exploring how sustained attention creates psychological feedback loops that make tasks more engaging and manageable over time.

Senior developers share candid experiences with AI coding assistants, revealing both productivity gains and significant limitations.

Developer creates a fully-featured iOS podcast app using Racket, demonstrating how functional languages can power mobile applications.

A claimed MIT study on AI's cognitive effects sparks debate about whether AI tools represent genuine abstraction or create dependency that undermines deep learning.

A developer's terminal workflow sparks debate about the value of custom configurations versus embracing software defaults and their historical reasoning.