A Philosophy of Software Design

FunnelStory co-founder and sole original developer, now leading a 5-person team managing a 500k-line Go codebase, is relearning software architecture and design principles to counter AI-generated 'slo…

A senior engineer reports that junior developers who rely on AI coding assistants like Claude are losing essential skills such as codebase navigation, debugging, and test judgment, because AI removes …

The article summarizes John Ousterhout's distinction between tactical programming (focusing on quick fixes and features) and strategic programming (prioritizing long-term design). It warns that using …