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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Will AI Replace Software Developers?200
discussions, ai, career
The Design Engineer Symptom: What a Rising Job Title Reveals (uxd)199
design, ai, career
The Diminished Art of Coding (nol)198
code-reviews, ai, vibe-coding
The Two Worlds of Programming: Why Developers Who Make the Same Observations About LLMs Come to Opposite Conclusions (bal)197
ai
The Real Skill in Programming Is Debugging—Everything Else Is Copy–Paste196
debugging
x86 CPU Made in CSS (reb)195
css, functionality
Lil’ Fun Langs (sur)194
overviews, link-lists
Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs. GPT-5: The 2026 Developer Benchmark193
claude, anthropic, openai, ai, comparisons, metrics, documentation
Web Development Is More Than Frontend and Backend (Here’s What Actually Matters)192
career
A Programmer’s Loss of a Social Identity (rat)191
career, community
A Brief History of Programming… (fir)190
videos, history
Software as Fast Fashion (tan)189
ai, sustainability, economics
Manufacturing as Code Is the Future, and the Future Is Now188
outlooks
The Next Two Years of Software Engineering (add)187
career, outlooks, ai
“Why Do You Code?”—a Surprisingly Hard Question186
discussions, career
Nobody Knows How Large Software Products Work (sea)185
software-design, complexity, maintainability
The Vibe Coding Paradox (jun)184
vibe-coding, ai
Category Theory for JavaScript/TypeScript Developers (ibr)183
javascript, typescript, craft
You’re Not Building Netflix: Stop Coding Like You Are182
architecture, prioritization
How to Prepare for the Future of Programming (jet)181
how-tos, learning
Programming Principles for Self Taught Front-End Developers (kil/pic)180
principles
Rust vs. Python: Finding the Right Balance Between Speed and Simplicity (jet)179
rust, python, performance, simplicity, comparisons
12 Essential Java Best Practices Every Developer Should Follow178
java, best-practices, principles
Developers Shouldn’t Learn Design—Designers Shouldn’t Code (phi)177
design, processes, collaboration, project-management
Octoverse: A New Developer Joins GitHub Every Second as AI Leads TypeScript to #1176
github, metrics, productivity, ai, foss, security
AI Doom Predictions Are Overhyped—Why Programmers Aren’t Going Anywhere175
videos, ai, career
Is It Even Worth Learning to Code? (tre)174
learning, ai
HTML—the Most Difficult Programming Language in the World (j9t)173
html, conformance, professionalism
9 Forms of Coupling in Software Architecture172
architecture
Is SOLID Still a Solid Choice for Software Design? (lan)171
solid, principles, oop
Thoughts on Object Creation (fra)170
software-design-patterns, oop
From McCabe to Essential Complexity169
quality, complexity, metrics
Big O (sam)168
algorithms, performance
10 Programming Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Life167
mistakes
How to Write Clean Code, Actually…166
how-tos, software-design, principles
Programming Is Becoming Prompting165
prompting, vibe-coding, ai
AI Has Flipped Software Development164
ai, design, prototyping, processes
Garbage Collection Was a Mistake (imp)163
garbage-collection, memory, java
The Three Great Virtues of an AI-Assisted Programmer (sea)162
ai, principles, career
Two AI Legends Predict the Future of Programming (and It’s Not What You Think)161
ai, outlooks
These 5 Programming Languages Are Quietly Taking Over in 2025160
rust, python, go, javascript
Stop Killing Frameworks and Languages159
java, python, django, flutter
Software Engineering With LLMs in 2025: Reality Check (ger)158
ai, tooling, metrics
Why Google Is Betting 8 Years on a Programming Language That Doesn’t Exist Yet157
google
Stop Coding Like You Work at Google (neo)156
google
No Time to Learn (Web) Framework X (jef)155
frameworks
Implementing an Undo/Redo System in a Complex Visual Application (mla)154
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 Burnout153
career, ai, tips-and-tricks
AI’s Wedge in Software (hvp)152
ai, concepts, processes
Every Service Should Have a Killswitch (sea)151
software-design
Developers Improve by Learning How to Think Like a Developer150
learning
Is HTML Not a Programming Language?149
html
37 Lessons From My 7 Years in Software Engineering148
lessons, career
Beyond Code: What “The Pragmatic Programmer” Taught Me in One Chapter147
books, lessons
Celebrate the Code You Didn’t Write (rya)146
simplicity
A Break From Programming Languages (lex)145
career
AI-Assisted Development Needs Automated Tests (sim)144
ai, testing, automation
How I Would Learn to Code (if I Could Start Over)143
ai, learning
7 Programming Myths That Waste Your Time (fir)142
videos, productivity, efficiency, myths
Can LLMs Earn $1M From Real Freelance Coding Work?141
ai, engineering-management, quality, economics
What Happens When a Program Calls Sleeps?140
videos
Stop Writing If–Else Trees: Use the State Pattern Instead139
software-design-patterns, conditionals
10 Hard Truths Every Dev Must Learn in 2025138
career, tips-and-tricks
Teaching Code in the AI Era: Why Fundamentals Still Matter (ali)137
training, ai, vibe-coding, security, scalability, performance, quality, testing, documentation
The Best Programmers I Know (mre)136
career, culture
There Is No Vibe Engineering135
vibe-coding, software-design
Cracking the Code of Vibe Coding (uxd)134
processes, ai, vibe-coding, craft, technical-debt, design-debt
Not All AI-Assisted Programming Is Vibe Coding (but Vibe Coding Rocks) (sim)133
processes, ai, vibe-coding
Coding vs. Vibe Coding132
processes, ai, vibe-coding, comparisons
One Kilobyte to Copilot: My Journey Through Programming History131
ai, history
Subverting Control With Weak References (jlo)130
javascript
Google Just Confirmed the AI Reality Many Programmers Are Desperately Trying to Deny (tar)129
ai, productivity, google, github-copilot, code-editors, cursor
Simplify Nested Code (kei)128
nesting, conditionals, simplicity
The Problem With Indirections (dan)127
variables, functions, presentational-html, state-management
The End of Programming as We Know It (tim/ore)126
processes, ai, career, history, outlooks
How I Use AI: Meet My Promptly Hired Model Intern (mit)125
ai, processes, tooling
How Does a Compiler Work? (cod)124
compiling
How to Structure Functions (cfe)123
how-tos, functions
A Day in the Life of a Software Engineer in 2025 (rak)122
career
HTML Is Actually a Programming Language—Fight Me (tim/wir)121
html
The 20 Commandments of Software Engineering120
principles, complexity, documentation, commit-messages, code-reviews, dependencies, maintenance, collaboration
Why Metrics Cannot Measure Software Development119
metrics, efficiency, productivity
Concurrency vs. Parallelism118
concurrency, concepts, comparisons
Just Say “No” to JavaScript (nic/inf)117
javascript, typescript
Program Errors Out of Existence (ale)116
errors, principles
How I Feel About AI (jes)115
ai, productivity, ethics, sustainability
Why AI Can’t Replace Developers: The Real Limits of AI in Coding114
ai
Recursion Explained in Simple Terms (tre)113
concepts
Against Best Practices (arp)112
best-practices
Are AI Assistants Making Us Worse Programmers?111
career, ai, craft, quality
Why I Stopped Using “else” in Code (adm)110
conditionals, maintainability
25 Crazy Software Bugs Explained (fir)109
videos, bugs, quality, history
Introducing the Legendary Programmer Hall of Fame (tre)108
introductions, community
Octoverse: AI Leads Python to Top Language as the Number of Global Developers Surges107
research, github, community, ai, python, javascript, typescript, java, php, shells, go
Why I’m Skeptical of Rewriting JavaScript Tools in “Faster” Languages (nol)106
javascript, tooling
Unleash JavaScript’s Potential With Functional Programming (jan)105
javascript, comparisons
9 Laws That Every Software Developer Should Know104
principles
The Redmonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2024103
comparisons, javascript, python, java, php, typescript, css, ruby, go, shells, rust, dart
Why Copilot Is Making Programmers Worse at Programming102
ai, github-copilot, craft, quality, career
Tips for Reducing Cyclomatic Complexity (tre)101
complexity, tips-and-tricks, best-practices
Good Software Development Habits100
best-practices
The Top Programming Languages 2024 (iee)99
comparisons, python, java, javascript, typescript, sql, go, html, php, lua
Algorithms We Develop Software By (gra)98
processes, quality, best-practices
The Benefits of Learning Programming as a Designer (uxd)97
design, career, learning
Programming, I Hate It96
career
Why Unknown Types Are Useful95
typescript
After CrowdStrike, Programmers Deserve Consequences94
career, quality
You Don’t Know Undo/Redo93
undo-redo
“I Have Never Used a Library, Framework, or an API. I Don’t Know What to Do.”92
career, training, libraries, frameworks, apis
UUIDv7 in 22 Languages (ant)91
javascript, python, sql, shells, java, php, go, rust, ruby, lua, dart, perl, clojure
Rust Growing Fastest, but JavaScript Reigns Supreme (the)90
comparisons, rust, go, javascript, lua, dart, java, ruby, php, python
Top Development Cheat Sheets for 202489
cheat-sheets, link-lists, css
Design Taste vs. Technical Skills in the Era of AI (nng)88
design, ai, comparisons
Why Patching Globals Is Harmful87
javascript
The Evolution of Figma’s Mobile Engine: Compiling Away Our Custom Programming Language (fig)86
figma, typescript, migrating, case-studies
Borrow Checking, RC, GC, and the Eleven (!) Other Memory Safety Approaches85
memory, garbage-collection
Creativity in Software Engineering84
research, creativity
The Era of High-Paying Tech Jobs Is Over83
career, ai, economics
JavaScript Runs the World—Maybe Even Literally (wir)82
javascript, web
SOLID Principles: They’re Rock-Solid for Good Reason81
principles, solid
How to Get Good at Competitive Programming80
how-tos
Easy Introduction to Variables and Data Types in Programming for Beginners (ara)79
introductions, variables, types
How to Become a Better Programmer78
how-tos, career
Memorization and Learning to Code77
learning, productivity, career
Why Learning to Program Is Easier Now, but Also Way Harder Than Before76
learning, productivity, developer-experience
Good Code Is Like a Love Letter to the Next Developer Who Will Maintain It (add)75
quality, maintainability, communication
Storing Data in Control Flow (rsc)74
Top 10 Things You Should Add While Coding: Valuable Tips for Programmers73
tips-and-tricks
How to Learn Programming72
how-tos, learning
48 Laws, Rules, and Principles of Web Development (j9t)71
principles, terminology
10 Books to Improve Coding Skill in 202370
books, link-lists
A Beginner’s Introduction to the Most Common Data Types in Programming69
introductions, types
A List of Programming Playgrounds (b0r)68
link-lists, testing
Memory Allocation (sam)67
memory, visualization
Programming-Language Popularity by GitHub Pull Requests (lem)66
studies, research, comparisons, github, javascript, typescript
Why You Need to Code Every Day When You’re Learning to Program65
processes, learning
The Valley of Sorrow in Learning Programming (fla)64
learning
Microfeatures I’d Like to See in More Languages (hil)63
5 Ways to Make Your JavaScript More Functional62
javascript
Two Weird Things61
randomness, math
The Best Programming Languages You Can Use for Web Development60
web-platform
What if the Team Hates My Functional Code?59
Software Development Has No Gatekeeping (fla)58
24 Tips for Beginner Programmers (fla)57
learning, tips-and-tricks
Which Programming Language Should I Learn First in 2022?56
career, learning
Imperative vs. Declarative Programming55
videos, comparisons
Functional Programming in PHP: Higher-Order Functions54
php, functions
How Do Arrays Work? (nan)53
arrays
Write Better Code and Be a Better Programmer by Avoiding “else” Statements52
best-practices
Should Coding Be Mandatory? (ara)51
training, career
Learn Programming (jad)50
websites, courses, javascript
The Three Types of Code (fon/css)49
concepts
A Philosophy of Software Design: My Take (and a Book Review) (ger)48
software-design, books
Parse, Don’t Validate (lex)47
parsing, validation
What Is Functional Programming?46
concepts
Deeply Understand Currying in 7 Minutes45
concepts
Algorithms in CSS (ppk)44
css, algorithms, naming
8 Good Reasons to Become a Software Developer (fla)43
career
Sacrificing the Golden Calf of “Coding” (cod/btc)42
videos, career
An Introduction to Functional JavaScript41
introductions, javascript
Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Time (tim)40
time, myths
What’s a Transducer? (rag)39
javascript, functions, concepts
On Style Maintenance (sar/css)38
css, maintenance, maintainability, oocss
Code: Align the Happy Path to the Left Edge37
best-practices, go
Art and Philosophy in Programming36
art
Modern Software Over-Engineering Mistakes35
software-design, mistakes
Programming Languages and Programming Paradigms34
oop, go
Front-End Development Is Development (geo/css)33
career
Choose Boring Technology (mcf)32
tooling
Front End and Back End (ppk)31
career, comparisons
Programming Fonts30
websites, fonts, comparisons
Understanding Transducers29
functions, examples
What I’d Tell My Younger Self About Learning Development as a Web Designer28
learning, javascript, databases, servers, preprocessors, version-control, performance, security, career
The Syntax vs. the Spirit (chr/css)27
loops
Tell Don’t Ask (mfo)26
best-practices
The End of Object Inheritance and the Beginning of a New Modularity25
videos, conventions, principles
Reactive Programming (ast)24
javascript
Managing Technical Debt (acm)23
technical-debt, quality, processes
Moving From Java to Ruby and Beyond22
java, ruby
Smallest Possible […] File (mat)21
minimalism, examples, link-lists
More Shell, Less Egg (drd)20
shells, command-line
It’s All Go for Google (cra)19
google, go
The Difference Between a Web Developer and an Engineer18
career, terminology
A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages17
history
My Coding Practices in 199116
conventions, retrospectives
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code (dal/aja)15
best-practices, php
Why CSS Needs to Borrow From Programming Languages (mat)14
css, standards
The World’s Most Popular Programming Language Has Fashion and Luck to Thank (dou/ore)13
javascript, ajax, history
The State of Functional Programming in PHP (tro)12
php
Six Essential Language Agnostic Programming Books (sha)11
books
JSON vs. XML: Browser Programming Models (car)10
browsers, json, xml, comparisons
The State of Web Development: PHP Developers Most Likely to Switch to Rails9
php, ruby-on-rails
How Strict Is Your Dynamic Language?8
comparisons, perl, php, ruby, python
The Rule of Least Power (tim/w3c)7
software-design, principles
Who GETs REST?6
apis, rest, http
Declarative JavaScript Programming (and)5
javascript
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