Stories by gfysfm

Building your sense of what's important at a tech company

Refactoring won't save you from a layoff

How I know I'm working with a strong engineer

Beyond Prompting

Engineers Who Won't Commit

Learning how to think better from LLMs

To avoid being replaced by LLMs, do what they can't

Lessons on thinking from large language models

Is it cynical to do what your manager wants?

How I use LLMs as a staff engineer

Why does AI slop feel so bad to read?

Are DeepSeek's new models really that fast and cheap?

Playing politics is how senior engineers protect their team

What did DeepSeek figure out about reasoning models with R1?

Writing a tech blog people want to read

Protecting your time from predators in large tech companies

How to Give Pushback to Leadership

What it's like working for American companies as an Australian

Ratchet effects determine engineer reputation at large companies

Mistakes engineers make in large established codebases

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