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@gergelyorosz
Writing @Pragmatic_Eng, the #1 software engineering newsletter on Substack. Author of @EngGuidebook. Formerly Uber & Skype.
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A user says they spot AI errors quickly in familiar work but initially trusted three models’ incorrect legal feedback.
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Gergely Orosz says the middleware engineer sought his advice and called their manager “blinded by GenAI hype.”
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A post says AI-agent inquiries are already bypassing barriers that once limited access to government and company services.
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One post contrasts a frontend developer considering retirement with early retirees who returned because tech now looks exciting.
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A startup developer quoted in a post said the Vim user's work was higher quality, too.
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A collector of anonymized team responses reports AI spending from $100 to roughly $5,000 per developer each month.
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One post says Anthropic told IPO investors its Q3 revenue rose 45%, down from 140% growth the previous quarter.
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A tech commentator calls the apparent change unusual but says an OpenAI espionage story makes him sympathetic.
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A user says a student from Waterloo sent a templated AI-generated response after the user replied to an advice request.
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A post argues AI is speeding up development, while companies time launches to reach customers before the holidays.
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A user says companies they've spoken with need more people to operate AI tools, not fewer.
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Gergely Orosz describes a model-switching gateway and PR tagging in a tour with longtime Uber engineer Uday Kiran Medisetty.
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A writer previewing a case study says a pre-AI PRD+ERD system documents connections among roughly 5,000 Uber systems.
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A commentator says compensation helps OpenAI hire from Meta, Google and other Big Tech firms or AI startups, except Ant.
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OpenAI says its models helped identify the employee who planted the device; the FBI made an arrest.
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A commenter calls the project ambitious but sees no apparent plan to open the tool for outsiders to examine.
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A user calls something “the future of coding agents” but does not identify what they mean.
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A post quotes Apollo's chief economist on diverging growth forecasts; another argues early-market demand is often underestimated.
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Pieter Levels claims it’s “the era of personal software” and everyone builds what they need—whenever they need it.
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Reuters, citing the Financial Times, says Nvidia may buy Reflection AI or invest further after an earlier $800 million stake.
