Goodbye KT7! 👋 Hello NG1! 🙌 #movingday

🎙️ new @overcommitted.dev ep with @matthewsinclair.com! we talked elixir, ai-assisted dev, and why leadership is fundamentally about storytelling overcommitted.dev/ep-34-the-ar...

"Phoenix Creator Argues Elixir Is AI’s Best Language" thenewstack.io/phoenix-crea... #elixir #ai

I made a thing: “Introducing Utilz: A Simple Script Framework for macOS” matthewsinclair.com/blog/0184 Utilz is a simple Bash-dispatcher to organise personal ~/bin scripts with consistent help, tests, shared libs and easy machine portability.

Wow. The is _really_ good. youtu.be/hlVBYEx8L4Q #forgivethhaters

This was a great chat with Alexandros Pouroullis. We've previously spoken to great older folks with years of experience, but here, James and I spoke to someone at the other end of their career. Alé has managed to achieve SO MUCH so soon! I'm sure you'll love our latest #WhatNext! whatnext.dev/feed

Enjoyed this episode from @whatnext.dev: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQSt... AI is neither the cure for all things nor a hoax. Just another tool (a powerful one). I liked @matthewsinclair.com 's argument that it is one step further towards declarative programming. Like TF but for software.

Well, look who has a shiny new website! And not a dodgy AI-generated pirate anywhere to be seen! Check it out at: whatnext.dev

I can’t tell you how happy this makes me! github.com/manzaltu/cla...

Crikey, this is _so_ good: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dvn...

It never ceases to amaze me the cognitive mismatch that occurs when non-tech people try to reason about "the things in tech that they think are hard" versus "the things in tech that they think are easy". It seems to be the source of so much tension between tech and non-tech folks. 🤔

hexdocs.pm/usage_rules now includes powerful docs-search tasks, and instructs agents to use them for research. Please, if you are working with LLMs and Elixir, try it out. It helps even when packages haven't written usage-rules files, thanks to the new docs tools! #ElixirLang

News includes Phoenix LiveView 1.1.0 release candidates, @josevalim.bsky.social's DevLabs interview on building authentic tools, 9 reasons to choose Elixir, Fgma's $300K daily AWS costs, and more! #ElixirLang www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di-4...

I am tired of having to justify “Why Elixir?” so I decided to compile all the reasons in one place. "#0181: Why Elixir? A Rebuttal to Common Misconceptions Why Elixir is not just a good platform for modern development, but a great one!" matthewsinclair.com/blog/0181-wh...

Quitting programming as a career right now because of LLMs would be like quitting carpentry as a career thanks to the invention of the table saw.

#til A “higgs-bugson” is a bug that is predicted to exist, but is very hard to find. Thanks, Wikipedia. Well played.

"The problem with AI isn't that it can do your job. It can't. The problem with AI is that your MBA-brained boss's boss doesn't know how your job works and thinks AI can do your job at fractions of a penny on the dollar, and hears the siren song of 'maximize shareholder value'." MBA-brain is real.

In our fourth "Summer Shorts" post for the What Next podcast, James and @matthewsinclair.com chat about a very hot topic: Is AI making things better or worse for software engineers? 🎧 25 minutes. Zero fluff. Tune in now. #whatnext #summershorts open.spotify.com/episode/5KCl...

QUANTUM FAX MACHINE: Spring/Summer Double Issue: 8 Reading Lists Published! Check out the reading lists here: quantumfaxmachine.com

Today's #braingasm post explains how to make Emacs appear in macOS Finder’s “Open With” menu for .md files by manually associating file types using duti. #0180: Making Emacs Appear in macOS Finder's Open With Menu for Markdown Files matthewsinclair.com/blog/0180-ma...

A lot about this makes me very happy. pitchfork.com/news/talking...

This is a VERY interesting observation in how devs use Cursor vs non-devs doing so. Seems like devs use Cursor more economically. Which... should not be a surprise? The more you are a domain expert, the more efficient you can use a tool to get your work done (including LLMs!)

In our third #summershorts post for the #whatnext podcast, James and I chat about The Title Trap: rethinking titles and career progression in tech. 🎧 16 minutes. Zero fluff. Tune in now. www.linkedin.com/posts/james-...

😎 New package `usage_rules` released! Just place a `usage-rules.md` file in your package and users can sync it to their own rules. Good rules leads to a *night and day* difference when using LLMs. But we shouldn't all be having to teach LLMs how to use our tools right 😅 #AshFramework #ElixirLang

In our second #summershorts post for the #whatnext podcast, James and I discuss a recent (controversial?) post he made on engineers tying themselves too tightly to a particular tech stack. 🎧 15 minutes. Zero fluff. Tune in now. www.linkedin.com/posts/matthe...

I'm a software engineer ~ what next? "Crafting culture in startups, CEO's role" www.youtube.com/shorts/9RD9I...

I'm a software engineer ~ what next? "Strong vs weak cultures in startups" www.youtube.com/shorts/9u6hq...

I'm a software engineer ~ what next? "Hiring for values over technology in early-stage startups" www.youtube.com/shorts/uFWBv...

Who do you call when the weather is stuck on 20°? 🤔

We don't have a smartphone problem. We have a software problem. The real threat isn't screen time. It's algorithm time. Discover how we can protect our children—and perhaps democracy itself—from algorithmic manipulation: #0179: Kids and Smartphones matthewsinclair.com/blog/0179-ki...

📚 QUANTUM FAX MACHINE: MARCH 2025 READING LISTS ARE LIVE! 🚀 Fresh content alert! My March 2025 curated reading lists are now available covering four tech domains: 🤖 Machine Intelligence ⚡ Elixir 🚀 Engineering Leadership ⚠️ Irresponsible AI 👉 quantumfaxmachine.com

Just read "What If We Made Advertising Illegal?" (simone.org/advertising). It argues ads are corrosive, manipulative & harmful—fueling attention hijacking & distorting reality. Rather than banning outright, what if we taxed it instead? matthewsinclair.com/blog/0177-what-if-we-taxed-advertising

Introducing ØNTHR: The World's First Perfect Stablecoin. ØNTHR guarantees absolute price stability at precisely $0.00—forever. Find out more here: netherzero.com #Stablecoin #ZeroIsTheFuture #Web3 #Crypto #ProtocolLaunch #DeFi #Fintech #InstituteForNothing #Tokenomics

Wondering what's next once you're a software engineer? Check my #podcast on career boundary conditions—4 episodes in, wanting your feedback. More at matthewsinclair.com/blog/0175-wh... #whatnext

⚠️ NEW: February 2025 Irresponsible AI Reading List! On "The LLMentalist Effect," AI hype vs. reality, and ethics of militarised AI. Read more: quantumfaxmachine.com/blog/qfm056-... #ResponsibleAI #AIEthics

🚀 February 2025 Engineering Leadership Reading List! On AI in management, flatter hierarchies, and rethinking technical debt. Read more: quantumfaxmachine.com/blog/qfm055-... #EngineeringLeadership #TechManagement

💫 NEW: February 2025 Elixir Reading List! Featuring LiveDebugger, Torus, and evolving UI patterns in Phoenix. Read now: quantumfaxmachine.com/blog/qfm054-... #Elixir #Phoenix #LiveView #BEAM

🤖 NEW: February 2025 Machine Intelligence Reading List! Exploring "gradual disempowerment" - how incremental AI advances could silently erode human agency. Read more: quantumfaxmachine.com/blog/qfm053-... #AI #MachineLearning #QuantumFaxMachine

I just noticed in macOS 15.3.2 that holding down the Command Key (⌘) for a few seconds brings up a list of hotkeys. For example, doing so in Finder gives you this. Is this a new thing? Why have I never noticed this before? 🤔

🚀 Career transitions in tech are tough, especially moving countries, stepping into leadership, or breaking barriers as a woman. In this episode, Swapnali Bhansali shares insights on quality, leadership, and career moves. 🎙 spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/ulvBAizYERb

It’s started. youtu.be/0JiOAqNpxlE

💰 VCs & startups: what really matters? New episode w/ Danielle Ullner on investor priorities, the DVF framework, and common engineer mistakes in VC-backed companies. 🎙 Spotify: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/Gsh24OQZpRb 🎙 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #SoftwareEng #VC

This was _not_ the headline I was expecting to read this morning. But I guess it does bring new meaning to the phrase “eye teeth”. 👁️🦷 www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

🤖 AI isn’t replacing engineers—it’s making them more creative. In this episode, we speak to Michael Smith (Sagittal.AI CEO) about decision frameworks and how AI should augment rather than replace humans. 🎧 Spotify: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wha... 🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

"The quality of the average off-the-street engineer in London is about as good as anywhere I have seen." Find out more at our new podcast: I'm a software engineer -- what next? www.youtube.com/shorts/gTAui... #IASWEWN #podcast #engineering #sofware #whatnext

"I find ... when you can organise your thoughts and project them concisely and clearly ... it's so much easier to influence." Find out more at our new podcast: I'm a software engineer -- what next? www.youtube.com/shorts/m1LmP... #IASWEWN #podcast #engineering #sofware #whatnext

"You can only get into this level of influence if you learn this foundational skill." Find out more at our new podcast: I'm a software engineer -- what next? www.youtube.com/shorts/GobNt... #IASWEWN #podcast #engineering #sofware #whatnext

"Failure is a much better teacher than success." Find out more at our new podcast: I'm a software engineer -- what next? www.youtube.com/shorts/Xz7Ko... #IASWEWN #podcast #engineering #sofware #whatnext