This is where I keep track of people and pieces I want to return to. Some are useful references. Others are here because I enjoyed them and think more people should read them.
People worth following
Sean Goedecke
Sean writes about software engineering, AI, and how work gets done inside large technology companies. I keep an eye on his site because he has a knack for explaining the parts of engineering work that usually go unwritten.
Armin Ronacher
Armin writes about programming tools and the way AI is changing software development. His recent work on Pi is especially interesting to me because it treats coding agents as tools people can adapt rather than fixed products.
Theo Browne
Theo talks about web development, developer tools, and the business around software. I don’t agree with every take, but he pays attention to new tools and is willing to say exactly what he thinks about them.
Mario Zechner
Mario created Pi, the coding agent that Armin now works on through Earendil. I follow his work because Pi is small enough to understand and flexible enough to change, which is a much more interesting direction than another fixed coding assistant.
Favourite pieces
Something belongs here when I can explain why I’d send someone else to it, not just because I happened to read it.
What I want to tell you about orbs
Thorsten Ball, August 4, 2026. Added August 21, 2026.
A very interesting post about what agents can do when you give them a strict goal. “Prove it” is something I try more often now because of this piece.
Linus Torvalds reaffirms that Linux is not “anti-AI” and not a “social warrior” project
Michael Larabel, July 15, 2026. Added August 21, 2026.
It’s always interesting to hear from the man himself about modern software practices. Linus’ trademark anger, or maybe snark, is a classic.
The just-say-no engineer was a ZIRP phenomenon
Sean Goedecke, May 18, 2026. Added August 21, 2026.
This article was a big one for me. It spoke to a lot of my ongoing experience at work and in life. Worth reading from beginning to end.