Culture and Methodologies Resources

20 software engineering laws that explain why rewrites fail, late projects slip, and teams game every metric. They're about people under pressure, so they still hold.

June 30, 2026

by Milan Milanovic

CORE

· 4,036 Views · 15 Likes

The New Senior Developer Job Description: Half Engineer, Half AI Systems Architect

Senior developers now own two roles: traditional engineering plus AI systems architecture. This split reshapes compensation, hiring, and what 'senior' actually means.

June 30, 2026

by Dinesh Elumalai

CORE

· 3,867 Views · 4 Likes

Why Requirements Are Becoming the Control Layer in AI-Assisted Development

As AI generates more code and tests, requirements become the control layer that keeps delivery consistent, traceable, and aligned with the system context.

June 29, 2026

by Andrei Lavygin

· 1,673 Views · 1 Like

Before the AI Coding Agent Writes Code: Structuring Scattered Requirements With PARA

AI coding agents often fail when the required context is scattered. It is about preparing better context before the agent writes code.

June 29, 2026

by Venkata Naga Satya Sai Vineeth Kondisetty

· 1,373 Views

Building High‑Precision Vector Search for Document Retrieval on Databricks

Databricks Vector Search uses embeddings, hybrid search, and re‑ranking to deliver fast, accurate semantic retrieval at scale.

June 26, 2026

by Ramesh Bellamkonda

· 2,276 Views

What It Takes to Make Mainframe Modernization Work

At its core, modernization isn’t about replacing one system with another. It’s about improving how the organization operates.

June 26, 2026

by Robin Macfarlane

· 1,639 Views

The AI Definition of Done

The AI Definition of Done: human-in-the-loop is not a quality standard; you need a different approach for agent harnesses or operational excellence.

June 25, 2026

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 1,996 Views · 1 Like

A Practical Guide to Temporal Workflow Design Patterns

Learn Temporal workflow design patterns for reliable distributed systems using durable execution, sagas, polling, fan-out/fan-in, signals, and versioning.

June 18, 2026

by Akhil Madineni

CORE

· 2,698 Views · 2 Likes

WebSocket Debugging Without a Proxy — A Browser-First Workflow

A proxy-free workflow — online tester for endpoint validation, Chrome extension for live frame interception and transformation, no server access needed.

June 17, 2026

by Dan Pan

· 3,975 Views · 1 Like

Cutting Data Pipeline Costs and Data Freshness Issues With Netflix Maestro and Apache Iceberg: A Practical Tutorial

Iceberg replaces filesystem state with a metadata tree (cheap queries, ACID snapshots). Maestro replaces cron with event signals (fresh data).

June 16, 2026

by Intiaz Shaik

· 5,636 Views · 3 Likes

Workflows vs AI Agents vs Multi-Agent Systems: A Practical Guide for Developers

Use workflows for control, agents for flexibility, and multi-agent systems only when complexity truly demands it. Add intelligence only where it makes a real difference.

June 15, 2026

by Raju Dandigam

· 13,143 Views · 3 Likes

From "Vibe Coding" to Production: Setting Up an Evals Loop for Claude Agents

Replacing unreliable “vibe coding” with a rigorous automated evaluation loop using curated datasets, Claude judge agents, and metric tracking for production AI agents.

June 11, 2026

by Nikita Kothari

· 3,015 Views · 2 Likes

A Deep Dive into Tracing Agentic Workflows (Part 2)

Tracing agentic systems uses hierarchical IDs to form a System DAG, exposing performance and cost issues. Observer agents automate diagnosis and system self-correction.

June 10, 2026

by VIVEK KATARYA

· 1,703 Views · 1 Like