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The Steady Beat - Issue 25.04.2
Creative leadership, corporate Heisenberg, AI that just works, and maybe your manager isn't such a jerk after all.

The Steady Beat - Issue 25.04.1
Special issue: a round up of the latest survey findings on the state of modern work, the state of teamwork, and the state of software development tech.

The Steady Beat - Issue 25.03.4
Connecting remote humans, engineers aren't feeling replacement theory, lightening the feedback load, and intentional "but"-ing.

The Steady Beat - Issue 25.03.3
Removing granular controls, rethinking data-driven management, embracing team conflict, and powering-up charisma.

The Steady Beat - Issue 25.03.2
Yes men, Pac Man, and all the vibes.

The Steady Beat - Issue 25.03.1
Cancelling tech debt, designing instead of engineering prompts, taste matters, and the danger of hallucinated code that runs.

The Steady Beat - Issue 25.02.4
A software engineering skills check, AI as a usability testing aid, transitioning from UX design to product design, and the AI agent ladder.

The Steady Beat - Issue 25.02.3
1X engineers, context on a cadence, real AI ROI, designing AI responsibly, AGI is a long game, and a day-in-the-life of a developer using LLMs.

The Steady Beat - Issue 25.02.2
Tempering documentation, reclaiming trust, cognitive competence, and dealing with coordination debt.
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