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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs. GPT-5: The 2026 Developer Benchmark186
claude, anthropic, openai, ai, comparisons, metrics, documentation
Web Development Is More Than Frontend and Backend (Here’s What Actually Matters)185
career
A Brief History of Programming… (fir)184
videos, history
Software as Fast Fashion (tan)183
ai, sustainability, economics
Manufacturing as Code Is the Future, and the Future Is Now182
outlooks
The Next Two Years of Software Engineering (add)181
career, outlooks, ai
“Why Do You Code?”—a Surprisingly Hard Question180
discussions, career
Nobody Knows How Large Software Products Work (sea)179
software-design, complexity, maintainability
The Vibe Coding Paradox (jun)178
vibe-coding, ai
Category Theory for JavaScript/TypeScript Developers (ibr)177
javascript, typescript, craft
You’re Not Building Netflix: Stop Coding Like You Are176
architecture, prioritization
How to Prepare for the Future of Programming (jet)175
how-tos, learning
Programming Principles for Self Taught Front-End Developers (kil/pic)174
principles
Rust vs. Python: Finding the Right Balance Between Speed and Simplicity (jet)173
rust, python, performance, simplicity, comparisons
12 Essential Java Best Practices Every Developer Should Follow172
java, best-practices, principles
Developers Shouldn’t Learn Design—Designers Shouldn’t Code (phi)171
design, processes, collaboration, project-management
Octoverse: A New Developer Joins GitHub Every Second as AI Leads TypeScript to #1 (git)170
github, metrics, productivity, ai, foss, security
AI Doom Predictions Are Overhyped—Why Programmers Aren’t Going Anywhere169
videos, ai, career
Is It Even Worth Learning to Code? (tre)168
learning, ai
HTML—the Most Difficult Programming Language in the World (j9t)167
html, conformance, professionalism
9 Forms of Coupling in Software Architecture166
architecture
Is SOLID Still a Solid Choice for Software Design? (lan)165
solid, principles, oop
Thoughts on Object Creation (fra)164
software-design-patterns, oop
From McCabe to Essential Complexity163
quality, complexity, metrics
Big O (sam)162
algorithms, performance
10 Programming Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Life161
mistakes
How to Write Clean Code, Actually…160
how-tos, software-design, principles
Programming Is Becoming Prompting159
prompting, vibe-coding, ai
AI Has Flipped Software Development158
ai, design, prototyping, processes
Garbage Collection Was a Mistake (imp)157
garbage-collection, memory, java
The Three Great Virtues of an AI-Assisted Programmer (sea)156
ai, principles, career
Two AI Legends Predict the Future of Programming (and It’s Not What You Think)155
ai, outlooks
These 5 Programming Languages Are Quietly Taking Over in 2025154
rust, python, go, javascript
Stop Killing Frameworks and Languages153
java, python, django, flutter
Software Engineering With LLMs in 2025: Reality Check (ger)152
ai, tooling, metrics
Why Google Is Betting 8 Years on a Programming Language That Doesn’t Exist Yet151
google
Stop Coding Like You Work at Google (neo)150
google
No Time to Learn (Web) Framework X (jef)149
frameworks
Implementing an Undo/Redo System in a Complex Visual Application (mla)148
undo-redo
I’m a Software Engineer in My 30s, Sharing the 20 Hard Truths I Wish I Knew in My 20s to Avoid Career Burnout147
career, ai, tips-and-tricks
AI’s Wedge in Software (hvp)146
ai, concepts, processes
Every Service Should Have a Killswitch (sea)145
software-design
Developers Improve by Learning How to Think Like a Developer144
learning
Is HTML Not a Programming Language?143
html
37 Lessons From My 7 Years in Software Engineering142
lessons, career
Beyond Code: What “The Pragmatic Programmer” Taught Me in One Chapter141
books, lessons
Celebrate the Code You Didn’t Write (rya)140
simplicity
A Break From Programming Languages (lex)139
career
AI-Assisted Development Needs Automated Tests (sim)138
ai, testing, automation
How I Would Learn to Code (if I Could Start Over)137
ai, learning
7 Programming Myths That Waste Your Time (fir)136
videos, productivity, efficiency, myths
Can LLMs Earn $1M From Real Freelance Coding Work?135
ai, engineering-management, quality, economics
What Happens When a Program Calls Sleeps?134
videos
Stop Writing If–Else Trees: Use the State Pattern Instead133
software-design-patterns, conditionals
10 Hard Truths Every Dev Must Learn in 2025132
career, tips-and-tricks
Teaching Code in the AI Era: Why Fundamentals Still Matter (ali)131
training, ai, vibe-coding, security, scalability, performance, quality, testing, documentation
The Best Programmers I Know (mre)130
career, culture
There Is No Vibe Engineering129
vibe-coding, software-design
Cracking the Code of Vibe Coding (uxd)128
processes, ai, vibe-coding, craft, technical-debt, design-debt
Not All AI-Assisted Programming Is Vibe Coding (but Vibe Coding Rocks) (sim)127
processes, ai, vibe-coding
Coding vs. Vibe Coding126
processes, ai, vibe-coding, comparisons
One Kilobyte to Copilot: My Journey Through Programming History125
ai, history
Subverting Control With Weak References (jlo)124
javascript
Google Just Confirmed the AI Reality Many Programmers Are Desperately Trying to Deny (tar)123
ai, productivity, google, github-copilot, code-editors, cursor
Simplify Nested Code (kei)122
nesting, conditionals, simplicity
The Problem With Indirections (dan)121
variables, functions, presentational-html, state-management
The End of Programming as We Know It (tim/ore)120
processes, ai, career, history, outlooks
How I Use AI: Meet My Promptly Hired Model Intern (mit)119
ai, processes, tooling
How Does a Compiler Work? (cod)118
compiling
How to Structure Functions (cfe)117
how-tos, functions
A Day in the Life of a Software Engineer in 2025 (rak)116
career
HTML Is Actually a Programming Language—Fight Me (tim/wir)115
html
The 20 Commandments of Software Engineering114
principles, complexity, documentation, commit-messages, code-reviews, dependencies, maintenance, collaboration
Why Metrics Cannot Measure Software Development113
metrics, efficiency, productivity
Concurrency vs. Parallelism112
concurrency, concepts, comparisons
Just Say “No” to JavaScript (nic/inf)111
javascript, typescript
Program Errors Out of Existence (ale)110
errors, principles
How I Feel About AI (jes)109
ai, productivity, ethics, sustainability
Why AI Can’t Replace Developers: The Real Limits of AI in Coding108
ai
Recursion Explained in Simple Terms (tre)107
concepts
Against Best Practices (arp)106
best-practices
Are AI Assistants Making Us Worse Programmers?105
career, ai, craft, quality
Why I Stopped Using “else” in Code (adm)104
conditionals, maintainability
25 Crazy Software Bugs Explained (fir)103
videos, bugs, quality, history
Introducing the Legendary Programmer Hall of Fame (tre)102
introductions, community
Octoverse: AI Leads Python to Top Language as the Number of Global Developers Surges (git)101
research, github, community, ai, python, javascript, typescript, java, php, shells, go
Why I’m Skeptical of Rewriting JavaScript Tools in “Faster” Languages (nol)100
javascript, tooling
Unleash JavaScript’s Potential With Functional Programming (jan)99
javascript, comparisons
9 Laws That Every Software Developer Should Know98
principles
The Redmonk Programming Language Rankings: June 202497
comparisons, javascript, python, java, php, typescript, css, ruby, go, shells, rust, dart
Why Copilot Is Making Programmers Worse at Programming96
ai, github-copilot, craft, quality, career
Tips for Reducing Cyclomatic Complexity (tre)95
complexity, tips-and-tricks, best-practices
Good Software Development Habits94
best-practices
The Top Programming Languages 2024 (iee)93
comparisons, python, java, javascript, typescript, sql, go, html, php, lua
Algorithms We Develop Software By (gra)92
processes, quality, best-practices
The Benefits of Learning Programming as a Designer (uxd)91
design, career, learning
Programming, I Hate It90
career
Why Unknown Types Are Useful89
typescript
After CrowdStrike, Programmers Deserve Consequences88
career, quality
You Don’t Know Undo/Redo87
undo-redo
“I Have Never Used a Library, Framework, or an API. I Don’t Know What to Do.” (why)86
career, training, libraries, frameworks, apis
UUIDv7 in 22 Languages (ant)85
javascript, python, sql, shells, java, php, go, rust, ruby, lua, dart, perl, clojure
Rust Growing Fastest, But JavaScript Reigns Supreme (the)84
comparisons, rust, go, javascript, lua, dart, java, ruby, php, python
Top Development Cheat Sheets for 202483
cheat-sheets, link-lists, css
Design Taste vs. Technical Skills in the Era of AI (nng)82
design, ai, comparisons
Why Patching Globals Is Harmful81
javascript
The Evolution of Figma’s Mobile Engine: Compiling Away Our Custom Programming Language (fig)80
figma, typescript, migrating, case-studies
Borrow Checking, RC, GC, and the Eleven (!) Other Memory Safety Approaches79
memory, garbage-collection
Creativity in Software Engineering78
research, creativity
The Era of High-Paying Tech Jobs Is Over77
career, ai, economics
JavaScript Runs the World—Maybe Even Literally (wir)76
javascript, web
SOLID Principles: They’re Rock-Solid for Good Reason75
principles, solid
How to Get Good at Competitive Programming74
how-tos
Easy Introduction to Variables and Data Types in Programming for Beginners (ara)73
introductions, variables, types
How to Become a Better Programmer72
how-tos, career
Memorization and Learning to Code71
learning, productivity, career
Why Learning to Program Is Easier Now, but Also Way Harder Than Before70
learning, productivity, developer-experience
Good Code Is Like a Love Letter to the Next Developer Who Will Maintain It (add)69
quality, maintainability, communication
Storing Data in Control Flow (rsc)68
Top 10 Things You Should Add While Coding: Valuable Tips for Programmers67
tips-and-tricks
How to Learn Programming66
how-tos, learning
48 Laws, Rules, and Principles of Web Development (j9t)65
principles, terminology
10 Books to Improve Coding Skill in 202364
books, link-lists
A Beginner’s Introduction to the Most Common Data Types in Programming63
introductions, types
A List of Programming Playgrounds (b0r)62
link-lists, testing
Memory Allocation (sam)61
memory, visualization
Programming-Language Popularity by GitHub Pull Requests (lem)60
studies, research, comparisons, github, javascript, typescript
Why You Need to Code Every Day When You’re Learning to Program59
processes, learning
Microfeatures I’d Like to See in More Languages (hil)58
5 Ways to Make Your JavaScript More Functional57
javascript
Two Weird Things56
randomness, math
The Best Programming Languages You Can Use for Web Development55
web-platform
What if the Team Hates My Functional Code?54
Which Programming Language Should I Learn First in 2022?53
career, learning
Imperative vs. Declarative Programming52
videos, comparisons
Functional Programming in PHP: Higher-Order Functions51
php, functions
How Do Arrays Work? (nan)50
arrays
Write Better Code and Be a Better Programmer by Avoiding “else” Statements49
best-practices
Should Coding Be Mandatory? (ara)48
training, career
Learn Programming (jad)47
websites, courses, javascript
The Three Types of Code (fon/css)46
concepts
A Philosophy of Software Design: My Take (and a Book Review) (ger)45
software-design, books
Parse, Don’t Validate (lex)44
parsing, validation
What Is Functional Programming?43
concepts
Deeply Understand Currying in 7 Minutes42
concepts
Algorithms in CSS (ppk)41
css, algorithms, naming
Sacrificing the Golden Calf of “Coding” (cod/btc)40
videos, career
An Introduction to Functional JavaScript39
introductions, javascript
Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Time (tim)38
myths
What’s a Transducer? (rag)37
javascript, functions, concepts
On Style Maintenance (sar/css)36
css, maintenance, maintainability, oocss
Code: Align the Happy Path to the Left Edge35
best-practices, go
Art and Philosophy in Programming34
art
Modern Software Over-Engineering Mistakes33
software-design, mistakes
Programming Languages and Programming Paradigms32
oop, go
Front-End Development Is Development (geo/css)31
career
Choose Boring Technology (mcf)30
tooling
Front End and Back End (ppk)29
career, comparisons
Programming Fonts28
websites, fonts, comparisons
Understanding Transducers27
functions, examples
The Syntax vs. the Spirit (chr/css)26
loops
Tell Don’t Ask (mfo)25
best-practices
The End of Object Inheritance and the Beginning of a New Modularity24
videos, conventions, principles
Reactive Programming (ast)23
javascript
Managing Technical Debt (acm)22
technical-debt, quality, processes
Moving From Java to Ruby and Beyond21
java, ruby
Smallest Possible […] File (mat)20
minimalism, examples, link-lists
More Shell, Less Egg (drd)19
shells, command-line
It’s All Go for Google (cra)18
google, go
A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages17
history
My Coding Practices in 199116
conventions, retrospectives
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code (dal/aja)15
best-practices, php
Why CSS Needs to Borrow From Programming Languages (mat)14
css, standards
The World’s Most Popular Programming Language Has Fashion and Luck to Thank (dou/ore)13
javascript, ajax, history
The State of Functional Programming in PHP (tro)12
php
Six Essential Language Agnostic Programming Books (sha)11
books
JSON vs. XML: Browser Programming Models (car)10
browsers, json, xml, comparisons
The State of Web Development: PHP Developers Most Likely to Switch to Rails9
php, ruby-on-rails
How Strict Is Your Dynamic Language?8
comparisons, perl, php, ruby, python
The Rule of Least Power (tim/w3c)7
software-design, principles
Who GETs REST?6
apis, rest, http
Declarative JavaScript Programming (and)5
javascript
Manifesto for Agile Software Development (ken+)4
manifestos, processes, collaboration, agile
The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code (spo)3
version-control, building, culture, tooling, testing, quality, principles
Getting Started With XML Programming (ndw)2
introductions, xml
WWW: Beyond the Basics1
books, web, history, design, standards, outlooks