I wrote a post looking into multiple SWE/coding benchmarks. Many of them measure something narrower than what their names suggests. blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/09...

Wrote about units of work being a useful lever for getting good results from AI-assisted coding. blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/09...

I've been poking Srihari, our most experienced engineer @nilenso.com to share his hard-earned knowledge for the benefit of others. Even if you're not an engineering leader like me, this checklist gives a lot of insight into what makes a great engineering org. blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/09...

Why Does AI Feel So Different? An enjoyable read from my colleague, Srihari. We've been talking about why this disruption feels different from other recent technological disruptions and he captured a lot of that really well in this post. Link: blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/08...

Several people ask me about how I'm keeping up with all the AI things and finding signal in this noisy landscape. I wrote a guide explaining this. blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/06...

AI-assisted coding for teams that can't get away with vibes blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/05...

i quickly concocted a writer's block unblocker (with @tldraw.com computer) it takes an oblique strategy (from the brian eno et al card deck) and uses it to provide unhinged critique of the essay you are working on to help you break out of a rut link to program: computer.tldraw.com/t/4KoB33nFEr...

Wise product managers know that "good enough data" is better than "perfect data". Focus on purpose, not perfection, writes Deepa on the nilenso blog. blog.nilenso.com/blog/2024/12...

🦋 Huh? A software cooperative? blog.nilenso.com/blog/2014/11...