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14 posts tagged with Industry

The Democratization of AI

Jan 21, 2026 | 3 min read
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The barrier to building with AI has dropped thousands-fold. What happens when you give everyone the tools to implement their ideas?

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The Claude Code Moment

Jan 19, 2026 | 4 min read
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The sudden adoption of Claude Code by non-technical people represents an important moment in time — and one that will have a lasting impact on the way we work.

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Gemini × Foundation Models

Jan 12, 2026 | 2 min read
AIIndustryAppleGoogle

What a partnership between Apple and Google could mean for AI on Apple‘s platforms.

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Claude Cowork

Jan 12, 2026 | 2 min read
AIIndustryProgramming

Anthropic‘s latest product brings Claude Code to everyone else — not just developers.

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The Economics of AI (Part I)

Jan 7, 2026 | 3 min read
AIIndustryAI Economics

Stray thoughts about the economic contract we grew up with breaking down because of AI.

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Build.ms: Making Technology Accessible To Everyone

Jan 6, 2026 | 3 min read
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Learn how to think about technology in a fast-moving world — I‘ll show you what matters and filter out the rest.

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How I Used ChatGPT Over A Long Weekend

Jan 1, 2025 | 16 min read
AIIndustryProductivity

Real-world examples of how I used ChatGPT over a four-day weekend, providing practical insights for anyone curious about working with large language models.

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The Rule of Small and Large

Dec 16, 2024 | 5 min read
IndustryProductivityProgramming

A personal framework for choosing projects: focus on either small projects for quick learning or large projects for meaningful impact, while avoiding the medium-sized trap.

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Empower Apps Podcast: Building Plinky as an Indie Developer

Nov 20, 2024 | 1 min read
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Leo Dion and I discuss building Plinky from scratch, the technical decisions behind using SwiftUI and Vapor, creating delightful user experiences, and the journey from working at Twitter to becoming an indie developer.

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A Mental Model For Prompting Large Language Models

Nov 14, 2024 | 6 min read
AIIndustryProductivity

A practical analogy for understanding and improving how you work with AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude, moving beyond tips and tricks to develop better judgment.

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The Reasoning Computer

Nov 10, 2023 | 7 min read
AIIndustryProgramming

How will we solve problems in a new era of computation, where the very foundations of how a computer is expected to work are no longer deterministic?

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Empower Apps Podcast: Large Scale Teams

Feb 12, 2021 | 1 min read
IndustryiOSPodcastProgrammingSwift

Leo Dion and I discuss scaling app development to thousands of people and millions of users at Twitter, communication, documentation, and the complexity of holding moral frameworks at a global level.

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The Learn Swift Podcast: Episode 28

Jun 24, 2018 | 1 min read
IndustryiOSPodcastProgrammingSwift

Join me on The Learn Swift Podcast where Steven Sherry and I discuss contracting, computing history, philosophy, Smalltalk, and even a little bit about Swift.

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Dev Chats - Joe Fabisevich

Oct 24, 2017 | 8 min read
IndustryInterviewiOSProductivityProgramming

An interview with Sam Jarman covering my career journey, the NYC tech scene, consulting vs full-time work, and advice for building a successful software career.

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