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June 3 2026 · Edited Jun 4, 2026
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AI made me more productive. Why am I busier than ever?

AI moves the bottleneck. The post AI made me more productive. Why am I busier than ever?

by LeadDev

June 2 2026 · Edited Jun 4, 2026
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Why engineers lose trust in AI-coding tools

First impressions can kill AI adoption. The post Why engineers lose trust in AI-coding tools (https://leaddev.com/ai/why-engineers-lose-trust-in-ai-coding-tools?utm_source=leaddev&utm_medium=RSS)

by LeadDev

June 1 2026 · Edited Jun 4, 2026
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PR reviews were already broken. AI made it worse

The PR review crisis is a Swiss cheese problem. The post PR reviews were already broken. AI made it worse

by LeadDev

May 29 2026 · Edited Jun 4, 2026
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Claude Code creator says developers will become builders. Do they agree?

Is the engineer becoming extinct? The post Claude Code creator says developers will become builders. Do they agree?

by LeadDev

May 28 2026 · Edited Jun 4, 2026
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Inside Bloomberg’s flat engineering culture

Flat structure. Full ownership. No titles. The post Inside Bloomberg’s flat engineering culture

by LeadDev

May 28 2026 · Edited Jun 4, 2026
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When to kill a software project

Not every project reaches the finish line – and that’s OK. The post When to kill a software project

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May 27 2026 · Edited May 28, 2026
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The reality of being a principal engineer

Lead people, not just code. The post The reality of being a principal engineer (https://leaddev.com/career-development/reality-being-principal-engineer?utm_source=leaddev&utm_medium=RSS) appeared

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May 26 2026 · Edited May 28, 2026
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Translate tech debt into business risk

Good news! Tech debt is manageable. The post Translate tech debt into business risk (https://leaddev.com/technical-direction/translate-tech-debt-into-business-risk?utm_source=leaddev&utm_medium=RSS)

by LeadDev

May 21 2026 · Edited May 28, 2026
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Is Microsoft’s EngThrive framework immune to Goodhart’s Law?

Making your metrics more gameable. The post Is Microsoft’s EngThrive framework immune to Goodhart’s Law?

by LeadDev

May 20 2026 · Edited May 21, 2026
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AI-generated abandonware is hollowing out open source

When everyone can build, the scarce resource becomes maintainers. The post AI-generated abandonware is hollowing out open source

by LeadDev

May 19 2026 · Edited May 21, 2026
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AI coding made us faster. Why did incidents increase?

Faster code. Slower, harder incidents. The post AI coding made us faster. Why did incidents increase?

by LeadDev

May 14 2026 · Edited May 21, 2026
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Demand for engineering managers is surging in the agentic coding era

Just not necessarily to be managers… The post Demand for engineering managers is surging in the agentic coding era

by LeadDev

May 18 2026 · Edited May 21, 2026
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An engineer’s guide to Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Bridging the gap between APIs and AI agents. The post An engineer’s guide to Model Context Protocol (MCP)

by LeadDev

May 13 2026 · Edited May 14, 2026
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How LLMs became Walmart’s on-call engineer

LLMs aren’t just productivity tools. The post How LLMs became Walmart’s on-call engineer (https://leaddev.com/ai/how-llms-became-walmarts-on-call-engineer?utm_source=leaddev&utm_medium=RSS)

by LeadDev

May 12 2026 · Edited May 14, 2026
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Observability tools weren’t built for AI debugging

AI debugging has a data problem. The post Observability tools weren’t built for AI debugging

by LeadDev

May 11 2026 · Edited May 14, 2026
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The reality of being an engineering manager

Managing teams, not just tickets. The post The reality of being an engineering manager

by LeadDev

May 7 2026 · Edited May 14, 2026
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Frontier AI models haemorrhage sensitive data

Your AI agent is leaking secrets. The post Frontier AI models haemorrhage sensitive data (https://leaddev.com/ai/frontier-ai-models-haemorrhage-sensitive-data?utm_source=leaddev&utm_medium=RSS)

by LeadDev

May 7 2026 · Edited May 14, 2026
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What’s gone wrong at GitHub?

Reliability issues are driving users away in their droves. The post What’s gone wrong at GitHub? (https://leaddev.com/software-quality/whats-gone-wrong-at-github?utm_source=leaddev&utm_medium=RSS)

by LeadDev

May 6 2026 · Edited May 7, 2026
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Coinbase flattens management and trims workforce in AI-driven restructure

The pure manager’s days are numbered. The post Coinbase flattens management and trims workforce in AI-driven restructure

by LeadDev

May 6 2026 · Edited May 7, 2026
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Think the technical interview is dead? Think again

The technical interview is evolving as AI-assisted coding becomes the norm. The post Think the technical interview is dead? Think again