2026-08 - W4

AI Coding will Prevent Expertise | Lars Faye

Really good essay.

If a developer wants to become an expert in programming, they should largely disregard the pure code generation capabilities of these models, and instead use them for interactive documentation, dynamic tutorial generators, and Socratic exercises. … Choosing this slower, more deliberate path is the best way to grow expertise, but I’m aware of how hard that is when the surrounding ecosystem is actively working against it.

Agentic Engineering at Zalando: a snapshot

Interesting take of the changes made in their engineering teams.