Hard Boiled Software

How a 7¢ LLM Experiment Rescued My Inbox

A powerful example of how people can level up with LLMs using pocket change

Jul 9 • 

Jess Brock

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June 2025

Better Results Together

The AI stan’s rumors of teamwork’s death have been greatly exaggerated.

Jun 24 • 

Dave Laribee

4

Busy is the New Stupid

How perpetual urgency is sabotaging your most important work.

Jun 8 • 

Dave Laribee

5

1

May 2025

Engineers, Don’t Fear the Vibe

The best thing to happen to engineers—or the start of a slow erosion of the craft?

May 21 • 

Jess Brock

7

1

April 2025

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.

Apr 15 • 

Dave Laribee

7

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…

Apr 9 • 

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?

Apr 2 • 

Dave Laribee

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Anne Steiner

1:05:17

March 2025

Community Updates & Events

A coach, a programmer, and a product leader walk into a bar...

Mar 6 • 

Dave Laribee

October 2024

From Technical Debt to Technical Investment

Our playbook for balancing product delivery with system quality.

Oct 17, 2024 • 

Dave Laribee

 and 

Anne Steiner

Your Requirements Suck

But crappy requirements probably aren’t the problem.

Oct 9, 2024 • 

Dave Laribee

4

August 2024

What Product-led Means to Engineering

Exploring the differences between project- and product-based engineers.

Aug 21, 2024 • 

Anne Steiner

6

Trigger Words

Words in software product development that make people feel some kind of way.

Aug 15, 2024 • 

Dave Laribee

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