Here is a simple process for shipping software projects that works. First, decompose the project into a stream1 of headlines. Then pick an aggressive date to ship the first headline and work like hell to meet that date. Have everyone work only on one headline at a time– the upcoming one. Ignore everything else. Don’t work on anything that doesn’t... See more

For a raw and nostalgic look at software development, Kieran recommends Jordan Mechner ’s The Making of Prince of Persia —the original game development journals. Willie suggests How We Got Here by Andy Kessler , a 20-year-old book about power and computation innovations that frames today’s AI and data center headlines in historical context. Kate... See more

Toward an “AI Team” of specialists

Today’s coding agents mostly tackle implementation: write code, fix code, write tests, etc. But the vision doesn’t stop there. Imagine a full software development pipeline where multiple specialized AI agents handle different phases of the lifecycle, coordinated by a human orchestrator . This is already on the... See more