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Fundamental Skills and Knowledge You Must Have in 2026 for SWE

by geoffrey-huntley

Understanding how coding agents work—tool calls, inferencing loops, the basic primitives—is now baseline knowledge for software engineering interviews, not optional curiosity.

ai-toolscareercoding-agentsskill-acquisitionJan 13, 2026

Deliberate Intentional Practice with AI

by geoffrey-huntley

AI's perceived ineffectiveness stems from insufficient deliberate practice, not fundamental limitations—mastery requires the same intentional experimentation as learning a musical instrument.

ai-toolsproductivityskill-acquisitiondeveloper-experienceJan 6, 2026

Some Software Devs Are NGMI

by geoffrey-huntley

Software developers who fail to adopt AI tools will experience natural attrition—not mass layoffs—as their peers achieve 16x productivity gains and redefine baseline performance expectations.

ai-toolsdeveloper-experienceskill-acquisitioncareerFeb 7, 2025
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