Newsletter – Steady

The Steady Beat - Issue 25.01.3

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.

The first virtual meeting, writing stories to underpin design, mentoring people to outgrow you, and product updates from Steady.

Eliminating "process debt", product management for unpredictable SaaS, handling product tours with active users, and the "carefulness knob."

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