Most of today’s reading list seemed to center around “how to make good choices.” You’ll see a study set up to test AI assistance on developers, when AI is good (and not good) at generating tests for code, guidance for writing better tests overall, how to build a company, and more. Keep those “lessons learned” coming.
[paper] A Survey on Retrieval-Augmented Text Generation for Large Language Models. If you’ve moved past “I’m curious” to “let’s dig deep” on RAG, this seems like a good paper to read.
[article] The impact of AI tooling on engineering at ANZ Bank. Most folks I talk to about AI-assisted tooling want best practices and ROI/TCO data. Generic “productivity improvement” numbers are almost meaningless, and it’s important to run short studies in your own environment.
[article] 4 Big Developments in WebAssembly. I’m growing skeptical that Wasm will ever be widely used, but if it finds a useful niche, that’s still good.
[blog] Can LLMs test a Go function that does nothing? How well do 100+ LLMs create automated tests for a Go function? Fascinating work!
[blog] How I Learned To Stop Writing Brittle Tests and Love Expressive APIs. Are your tests failing for non-important reasons? Maybe there’s a better way to write the tests so that they aren’t so implementation-detail-heavy.
[article] The Not So Cookie-Cutter Approach to Company Building — 8 Lessons from Zapier. This is directly for founders and company builders, but you’ll find useful advice here if you’re building products or teams, too.
[article] This Week in AI: When ‘open source’ isn’t so open. A reminder that words and phrases mean different things nowadays. Take “open source” for example.
[article] Valkey is Rapidly Overtaking Redis. Wow, this fork may legitimately disrupt the status quo. Keep an eye on this space.
[article] What’s Next for Companies Built on Open Source? Related to the above piece. From licensing to AI, it’s a complex landscape.
[article] Can better documentation come at a cost for some teammates? A strong documentation culture has radiating benefits, but also some cost.
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