Hard Boiled Software

Hard Boiled Software

Home
Podcast
Archive
About
How a 7¢ LLM Experiment Rescued My Inbox
A powerful example of how people can level up with LLMs using pocket change
 • Jess Brock
Better Results Together
The AI stan’s rumors of teamwork’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
 • Dave Laribee
Busy is the New Stupid
How perpetual urgency is sabotaging your most important work.
 • Dave Laribee
Engineers, Don’t Fear the Vibe
The best thing to happen to engineers—or the start of a slow erosion of the craft?
 • Jess Brock
Vibe Coding and Learning Debt
Vibing with AI might feel productive in the short term, but watch out for the long-term consequences of trading dopamine hits for deeper learning.
 • Dave Laribee
Engineering Conversations with Michael Feathers
A wide-ranging conversation on contemporary and classic software engineering and design with Michael Feathers, author of "Working Effectively with…
 • Dave Laribee
45:21
Product Ecologies: Working with Internal Products
Watch now (65 mins) | What are the advantages and constraints of building products for people who have the same badge as you?
 • Dave Laribee and Anne Steiner
1:05:17
Hard Boiled Software
Hard Boiled Software
Occasional stories from the gritty streets of Product and Engineering.
Recommendations
View all 6
User's avatar
Software Design: Tidy First?
Kent Beck
The Pragmatic Engineer
The Pragmatic Engineer
Gergely Orosz
Alex Ewerlöf Notes
Alex Ewerlöf Notes
Alex Ewerlöf
Engineering Enablement
Engineering Enablement
Abi Noda
Engineering Leadership
Engineering Leadership
Gregor Ojstersek

Hard Boiled Software

AboutArchiveRecommendationsSitemap
© 2026 Nerd/Noir, LLC · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture