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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Software Factories, Light and Dark (add)228
ai, processes
In Defense of Not Understanding Your Codebase (sea)227
foss, career
Why Write Code in 2026 (sof)226
career
Design Engineering225
design, career, concepts
The Digital Renaissance: Why 2026 Is the Most Exciting Year to Be a Web Creator (web)224
ai, career, design
What’s Going on With Developers and AI?223
videos, ai, vibe-coding
8 Myths on Software Engineering and AI222
ai, productivity, metrics, studies, research, myths
Modern Engineering Values221
ai, career
Let the Agents Democratize Open Source220
ai, ai-agents, foss
Is AI Causing a Repeat of Frontend’s Lost Decade? (mb2/mas)219
ai, career, quality
Social Media Is Ruining Developers218
videos, social-media, culture, career, monetization
The Old World of Tech Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born (bal)217
politics, community, ai
TypeScript, C#, and Turbo Pascal With Anders Hejlsberg (ahe/ger)216
videos, interviews, javascript, typescript, microsoft
Developer Ecosystem Survey 2026 (jet)215
surveys, code-editors, tooling
Write Code That’s Easy to Delete: The Art of Impermanent Software214
maintainability
Agentic Coding Is a Trap213
ai-agents, ai
I Used to Love Coding—Now I Just Prompt (har)212
ai, career
Programming Still Sucks (ste)211
career
Parse, Don’t Validate—in a Language That Doesn’t Want You To210
parsing, validation, typescript, type-safety
Will AI Replace Software Developers?209
discussions, ai, career
The Design Engineer Symptom: What a Rising Job Title Reveals208
design, ai, career
The Diminished Art of Coding (nol)207
code-reviews, ai, vibe-coding
The Two Worlds of Programming: Why Developers Who Make the Same Observations About LLMs Come to Opposite Conclusions (bal)206
ai
The Real Skill in Programming Is Debugging—Everything Else Is Copy–Paste205
debugging
Fast Software: More Programmers, Not Fewer (yeg)204
career, hiring, ai
x86 CPU Made in CSS (reb)203
css, functionality
Lil’ Fun Langs (sur)202
overviews, link-lists
Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs. GPT-5: The 2026 Developer Benchmark201
claude, anthropic, openai, ai, comparisons, metrics, documentation
Web Development Is More Than Frontend and Backend (Here’s What Actually Matters)200
career
A Programmer’s Loss of a Social Identity (rat)199
career, community
A Brief History of Programming… (fir)198
videos, history
Software as Fast Fashion (tan)197
ai, sustainability, economics
Manufacturing as Code Is the Future, and the Future Is Now196
outlooks
The Next Two Years of Software Engineering (add)195
career, outlooks, ai
“Why Do You Code?”—a Surprisingly Hard Question194
discussions, career
The Fall of JavaScript (yeg)193
javascript, typescript
Nobody Knows How Large Software Products Work (sea)192
software-design, complexity, maintainability
The Vibe Coding Paradox (jun)191
vibe-coding, ai
Category Theory for JavaScript/TypeScript Developers (ibr)190
javascript, typescript, craft
The Era of Personal Software189
ai
You’re Not Building Netflix: Stop Coding Like You Are188
architecture, prioritization
How to Prepare for the Future of Programming (jet)187
how-tos, learning
Programming Principles for Self Taught Front-End Developers (kil/pic)186
principles
Rust vs. Python: Finding the Right Balance Between Speed and Simplicity (jet)185
rust, python, performance, simplicity, comparisons
12 Essential Java Best Practices Every Developer Should Follow184
java, best-practices, principles
Developers Shouldn’t Learn Design—Designers Shouldn’t Code (phi)183
design, processes, collaboration, project-management
Octoverse: A New Developer Joins GitHub Every Second as AI Leads TypeScript to #1182
github, metrics, productivity, ai, foss, security
Chasing “Done”: Why Software Never Ends—and Why That Matters (emb)181
maintenance, economics, processes
AI Doom Predictions Are Overhyped—Why Programmers Aren’t Going Anywhere180
videos, ai, career
Is It Even Worth Learning to Code? (tre)179
learning, ai
HTML—the Most Difficult Programming Language in the World (j9t)178
html, conformance, professionalism
9 Forms of Coupling in Software Architecture177
architecture
Is SOLID Still a Solid Choice for Software Design? (lan)176
solid, principles, oop
Thoughts on Object Creation (fra)175
software-design-patterns, oop
From McCabe to Essential Complexity174
quality, complexity, metrics
Big O (sam)173
algorithms, performance
10 Programming Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Life172
mistakes
The End of Type Annotations (yeg)171
annotations, compiling
How to Write Clean Code, Actually…170
how-tos, software-design, principles
Programming Is Becoming Prompting169
prompting, vibe-coding, ai
AI Has Flipped Software Development168
ai, design, prototyping, processes
Garbage Collection Was a Mistake (imp)167
garbage-collection, memory, java
The Three Great Virtues of an AI-Assisted Programmer (sea)166
ai, principles, career
Two AI Legends Predict the Future of Programming (and It’s Not What You Think)165
ai, outlooks
These 5 Programming Languages Are Quietly Taking Over in 2025164
rust, python, go, javascript
Stop Killing Frameworks and Languages163
java, python, django, flutter
Software Engineering With LLMs in 2025: Reality Check (ger)162
ai, tooling, metrics
Why Google Is Betting 8 Years on a Programming Language That Doesn’t Exist Yet161
google
Stop Coding Like You Work at Google (neo)160
google
No Time to Learn (Web) Framework X (jef)159
frameworks
Implementing an Undo/Redo System in a Complex Visual Application (mla)158
undo-redo
I’m a Software Engineer in My 30s, Sharing the 20 Hard Truths I Wish I Knew in My 20s to Avoid Career Burnout157
career, ai, tips-and-tricks
AI’s Wedge in Software (hvp)156
ai, concepts, processes
Every Service Should Have a Killswitch (sea)155
software-design
Developers Improve by Learning How to Think Like a Developer154
learning
Is HTML Not a Programming Language?153
html
37 Lessons From My 7 Years in Software Engineering152
lessons, career
Beyond Code: What “The Pragmatic Programmer” Taught Me in One Chapter151
books, lessons
Celebrate the Code You Didn’t Write (rya)150
simplicity
A Break From Programming Languages (lex)149
career
AI-Assisted Development Needs Automated Tests (sim)148
ai, testing, automation
How I Would Learn to Code (if I Could Start Over)147
ai, learning
7 Programming Myths That Waste Your Time (fir)146
videos, productivity, efficiency, myths
Can LLMs Earn $1M From Real Freelance Coding Work?145
ai, engineering-management, quality, economics
What Happens When a Program Calls Sleeps?144
videos
Stop Writing If–Else Trees: Use the State Pattern Instead143
software-design-patterns, conditionals
10 Hard Truths Every Dev Must Learn in 2025142
career, tips-and-tricks
Teaching Code in the AI Era: Why Fundamentals Still Matter (ali)141
training, ai, vibe-coding, security, scalability, performance, quality, testing, documentation
The Best Programmers I Know (mre)140
career, culture
There Is No Vibe Engineering139
vibe-coding, software-design
Cracking the Code of Vibe Coding138
processes, ai, vibe-coding, craft, technical-debt, design-debt
Not All AI-Assisted Programming Is Vibe Coding (but Vibe Coding Rocks) (sim)137
processes, ai, vibe-coding
Coding vs. Vibe Coding136
processes, ai, vibe-coding, comparisons
One Kilobyte to Copilot: My Journey Through Programming History135
ai, history
Subverting Control With Weak References (jlo)134
javascript
Google Just Confirmed the AI Reality Many Programmers Are Desperately Trying to Deny (tar)133
ai, productivity, google, github-copilot, code-editors, cursor
Simplify Nested Code (kei)132
nesting, conditionals, simplicity
The Problem With Indirections (dan)131
variables, functions, presentational-html, state-management
The End of Programming as We Know It (tim/ore)130
processes, ai, career, history, outlooks
How I Use AI: Meet My Promptly Hired Model Intern (mit)129
ai, processes, tooling
How Does a Compiler Work? (cod)128
compiling
How to Structure Functions (cfe)127
how-tos, functions
A Day in the Life of a Software Engineer in 2025 (rak)126
career
HTML Is Actually a Programming Language—Fight Me (tim/wir)125
html
The 20 Commandments of Software Engineering124
principles, complexity, documentation, commit-messages, code-reviews, dependencies, maintenance, collaboration
Why Metrics Cannot Measure Software Development123
metrics, efficiency, productivity
Concurrency vs. Parallelism122
concurrency, concepts, comparisons
Just Say “No” to JavaScript (nic/inf)121
javascript, typescript
Program Errors Out of Existence (ale)120
errors, principles
How I Feel About AI (jes)119
ai, productivity, ethics, sustainability
Why AI Can’t Replace Developers: The Real Limits of AI in Coding118
ai
Recursion Explained in Simple Terms (tre)117
concepts
Against Best Practices (arp)116
best-practices
Why I Will Always Be Angry About Software Engineering (lud)115
career, culture
Are AI Assistants Making Us Worse Programmers?114
career, ai, craft, quality
Why I Stopped Using “else” in Code (adm)113
conditionals, maintainability
25 Crazy Software Bugs Explained (fir)112
videos, bugs, quality, history
Introducing the Legendary Programmer Hall of Fame (tre)111
introductions, community
Octoverse: AI Leads Python to Top Language as the Number of Global Developers Surges110
research, github, community, ai, python, javascript, typescript, java, php, shells, go
Why I’m Skeptical of Rewriting JavaScript Tools in “Faster” Languages (nol)109
javascript, tooling
Unleash JavaScript’s Potential With Functional Programming (jan)108
javascript, comparisons
9 Laws That Every Software Developer Should Know107
principles
The Redmonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2024106
comparisons, javascript, python, java, php, typescript, css, ruby, go, shells, rust, dart
Why Copilot Is Making Programmers Worse at Programming105
ai, github-copilot, craft, quality, career
Tips for Reducing Cyclomatic Complexity (tre)104
complexity, tips-and-tricks, best-practices
Good Software Development Habits103
best-practices
The Top Programming Languages 2024 (iee)102
comparisons, python, java, javascript, typescript, sql, go, html, php, lua
Algorithms We Develop Software By (gra)101
processes, quality, best-practices
The Benefits of Learning Programming as a Designer100
design, career, learning
Programming, I Hate It99
career
Why Unknown Types Are Useful98
typescript
After CrowdStrike, Programmers Deserve Consequences97
career, quality
You Don’t Know Undo/Redo96
undo-redo
“I Have Never Used a Library, Framework, or an API. I Don’t Know What to Do.”95
career, training, libraries, frameworks, apis
UUIDv7 in 22 Languages (ant)94
javascript, python, sql, shells, java, php, go, rust, ruby, lua, dart, perl, clojure
Rust Growing Fastest, but JavaScript Reigns Supreme93
comparisons, rust, go, javascript, lua, dart, java, ruby, php, python
Top Development Cheat Sheets for 202492
cheat-sheets, link-lists, css
Design Taste vs. Technical Skills in the Era of AI (nng)91
design, ai, comparisons
Why Patching Globals Is Harmful90
javascript
The Evolution of Figma’s Mobile Engine: Compiling Away Our Custom Programming Language (fig)89
figma, typescript, migrating, case-studies
Borrow Checking, RC, GC, and the Eleven (!) Other Memory Safety Approaches88
memory, garbage-collection
Creativity in Software Engineering87
research, creativity
The Era of High-Paying Tech Jobs Is Over86
career, ai, economics
JavaScript Runs the World—Maybe Even Literally (wir)85
javascript, web
SOLID Principles: They’re Rock-Solid for Good Reason84
principles, solid
How to Get Good at Competitive Programming83
how-tos
Easy Introduction to Variables and Data Types in Programming for Beginners (ara)82
introductions, variables, types
How to Become a Better Programmer81
how-tos, career
Memorization and Learning to Code80
learning, productivity, career
Why Learning to Program Is Easier Now, but Also Way Harder Than Before79
learning, productivity, developer-experience
Good Code Is Like a Love Letter to the Next Developer Who Will Maintain It (add)78
quality, maintainability, communication
Storing Data in Control Flow (rsc)77
Top 10 Things You Should Add While Coding: Valuable Tips for Programmers76
tips-and-tricks
How to Learn Programming75
how-tos, learning
48 Laws, Rules, and Principles of Web Development (j9t)74
principles, terminology
10 Books to Improve Coding Skill in 202373
books, link-lists
A Beginner’s Introduction to the Most Common Data Types in Programming72
introductions, types
A List of Programming Playgrounds (b0r)71
link-lists, testing
Memory Allocation (sam)70
memory, visualization
Programming-Language Popularity by GitHub Pull Requests (lem)69
studies, research, comparisons, github, javascript, typescript
Why You Need to Code Every Day When You’re Learning to Program68
processes, learning
The Valley of Sorrow in Learning Programming (fla)67
learning
On the Layout of Tests (yeg)66
testing
Microfeatures I’d Like to See in More Languages (hil)65
Two Weird Things64
randomness, math
5 Ways to Make Your JavaScript More Functional63
javascript
The Best Programming Languages You Can Use for Web Development62
web-platform
What if the Team Hates My Functional Code?61
Software Development Has No Gatekeeping (fla)60
24 Tips for Beginner Programmers (fla)59
learning, tips-and-tricks
Which Programming Language Should I Learn First in 2022?58
career, learning
Imperative vs. Declarative Programming57
videos, comparisons
Functional Programming in PHP: Higher-Order Functions56
php, functions
How Do Arrays Work? (nan)55
arrays
Write Better Code and Be a Better Programmer by Avoiding “else” Statements54
best-practices
Should Coding Be Mandatory? (ara)53
training, career
Learn Programming (jad)52
websites, courses, javascript
The Three Types of Code (fon/css)51
concepts
A Philosophy of Software Design: My Take (and a Book Review) (ger)50
software-design, books
Parse, Don’t Validate (lex)49
parsing, validation
What Is Functional Programming?48
concepts
Deeply Understand Currying in 7 Minutes47
concepts
Algorithms in CSS (ppk)46
css, algorithms, naming
8 Good Reasons to Become a Software Developer (fla)45
career
Sacrificing the Golden Calf of “Coding” (cod/btc)44
videos, career
An Introduction to Functional JavaScript43
introductions, javascript
Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Time (tim)42
time, myths
What’s a Transducer? (rag)41
javascript, functions, concepts
On Style Maintenance (sar/css)40
css, maintenance, maintainability, oocss
Code: Align the Happy Path to the Left Edge39
best-practices, go
Art and Philosophy in Programming38
art
Modern Software Over-Engineering Mistakes37
software-design, mistakes
Programming Languages and Programming Paradigms36
oop, go
Software Is Never Finished and Code Can Always Be Improved35
maintenance
Front-End Development Is Development (geo/css)34
career
Choose Boring Technology (mcf)33
tooling
Front End and Back End (ppk)32
career, comparisons
Programming Fonts31
websites, fonts, comparisons
Understanding Transducers30
functions, examples
What I’d Tell My Younger Self About Learning Development as a Web Designer29
learning, javascript, databases, servers, preprocessors, version-control, performance, security, career
The Syntax vs. the Spirit (chr/css)28
loops
Tell Don’t Ask (mfo)27
best-practices
The End of Object Inheritance and the Beginning of a New Modularity26
videos, conventions, principles
Reactive Programming (ast)25
javascript
Managing Technical Debt (acm)24
technical-debt, quality, processes
Moving From Java to Ruby and Beyond23
java, ruby
Smallest Possible […] File (mat)22
minimalism, examples, link-lists
More Shell, Less Egg (drd)21
shells, command-line
It’s All Go for Google (cra)20
google, go
The Difference Between a Web Developer and an Engineer19
career, terminology
A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages18
history
My Coding Practices in 199117
conventions, retrospectives
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code (dal/aja)16
best-practices, php
Why CSS Needs to Borrow From Programming Languages (mat)15
css, standards
The World’s Most Popular Programming Language Has Fashion and Luck to Thank (dou/ore)14
javascript, ajax, history
The State of Functional Programming in PHP (tro)13
php
Six Essential Language Agnostic Programming Books (sha)12
books
JSON vs. XML: Browser Programming Models (car)11
browsers, json, xml, comparisons
The State of Web Development: PHP Developers Most Likely to Switch to Rails10
php, ruby-on-rails
How Strict Is Your Dynamic Language?9
comparisons, perl, php, ruby, python
The Rule of Least Power (tim/w3c)8
software-design, principles
Who GETs REST?7
apis, rest, http
Declarative JavaScript Programming (and)6
javascript
On Search: Precision and Recall (tim)5
search
Manifesto for Agile Software Development (ken+)4
manifestos, processes, collaboration, agile
The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code (spo)3
version-control, building, culture, tooling, testing, quality, principles
Getting Started With XML Programming (ndw)2
introductions, xml
WWW: Beyond the Basics1
books, web, history, design, standards, outlooks