Newsletter – Steady

The Steady Beat - Issue 25.02.1

The cost of context switching, the coordination tax crisis, AI chat as an imprecise coding UI, and "measureship" as an anti-pattern.

The enduring need for human software development, the pitfalls of DIY RAG systems, design anti-patterns, and Agile's role in the Product Model.

Engineering interruptions, a Microsoft branding blunder, the latest product management books, and LLMs drink StackOverflow's milkshake.

Compound AI systems, must-read CS papers for developers, the fall (or not) of Agile, and realistic predictions for AI agents in 2025.

Humans in the loop, design leadership in the AI era, OKR theatre, and AI reality vs. hype for programming.

Hybrid work in 2025, Pentagram leans into AI, all of the Steady product updates in 2024, and the state of AI coding codependence.

Meetings as art, embracing change in UX, banking tech talent, and managing high performers.

The "great detachment", taking design queues from engineers, egoless engineering, and managing for "speed-to-value."

The 80/80 rule of software projects, sprint completion mythology, working less at a FAANG, and ditching product carousels.

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