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The Steady Beat - Issue 25.01.3
Engineering interruptions, a Microsoft branding blunder, the latest product management books, and LLMs drink StackOverflow's milkshake.

The Steady Beat - Issue 25.01.2
Compound AI systems, must-read CS papers for developers, the fall (or not) of Agile, and realistic predictions for AI agents in 2025.

The Steady Beat - Issue 25.01.1
Humans in the loop, design leadership in the AI era, OKR theatre, and AI reality vs. hype for programming.

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.12.3
Hybrid work in 2025, Pentagram leans into AI, all of the Steady product updates in 2024, and the state of AI coding codependence.

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.12.2
Meetings as art, embracing change in UX, banking tech talent, and managing high performers.

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.12.1
The "great detachment", taking design queues from engineers, egoless engineering, and managing for "speed-to-value."

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.11.4
The 80/80 rule of software projects, sprint completion mythology, working less at a FAANG, and ditching product carousels.

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.11.3
The first virtual meeting, writing stories to underpin design, mentoring people to outgrow you, and product updates from Steady.

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.11.2
Eliminating "process debt", product management for unpredictable SaaS, handling product tours with active users, and the "carefulness knob."
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