Running an AI-native engineering org

kept by eddie jun 04

An Anthropic engineering leader describes how agentic coding shifted bottlenecks from writing code to verification, and outlines new norms for planning, review, context gathering, and team roles.

I fixed Windows native development
Requiring Visual Studio installation for native Windows development creates a complex dependency resolution burden that distracts from actual project work.
also on Visual Studio, #software-engineering, #developer-tools
Don't become an Engineering Manager - by Anton Zaides
Citing rapid AI tooling shifts, flattened ladders, and lower total comp, the author argues senior engineers should decline Engineering Manager promotions and stay individual contributors.
also on #engineering-management, Claude Code, Anthropic, #ai-coding, #software-engineering, #developer-tools
No management needed: anti-patterns in early-stage engineering teams
Early-stage startup founders should avoid formal engineering management and instead focus on hiring motivated people, staying flat, and using boring, lightweight practices until the team reaches 20+ engineers.
also on #engineering-management, #productivity
Programming in 2026: excitement, dread, and the coming wave
Agentic coding tools like Claude Code have permanently changed the nature of software development, replacing hand-crafted code with AI-generated artifacts and leaving programmers torn between excitement and existential dread.
also on Claude Cowork, Claude Code, Anthropic, #ai-coding, #software-engineering, #productivity, #developer-tools
An update on recent Claude Code quality reports
Three separate changes to Claude Code's reasoning effort, session caching, and system prompt caused degraded performance for users between March and April 2025, all now resolved.
also on Claude Cowork, Claude Code, Anthropic, #ai-coding, #software-engineering, #productivity, #developer-tools