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📅 October 1, 2026

Developer Burnout and Work-Life Balance: Stop Bringing the Problem Home

Developer work-life balance is often treated as a productivity problem. We look for better schedules, better tools, fewer meetings, or another technique for getting more done. However, our second conversation with Gaylen A. Wilson raises a different question: what happens…

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📅 September 29, 2026

Career Reinvention for Developers: Gaylen A. Wilson on Rebuilding Beyond the Code

Career reinvention for developers is usually discussed in terms of learning a new language, moving into leadership, adapting to AI, or finding a new job. Our conversation with Gaylen A. Wilson takes that idea much further. His story shows what…

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📅 September 25, 2026

Weekly Challenge: Use AI Feedback to Find What You Are Doing Wrong

AI feedback can do more than help us move faster or reinforce ideas we already have. This week’s Weekly Challenge asks you to use AI differently: ask it to tell you what you are doing wrong. Instead of asking for…

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📅 September 24, 2026

AI Communication Skills: Salvatore Manzi on Staying Human in an AI-Driven Workplace

AI communication skills are becoming increasingly important as developers and leaders rely on artificial intelligence to summarize meetings, draft emails, organize ideas, and prepare for conversations. These tools can save time, but Salvatore Manzi warns that using AI to improve…

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📅 September 22, 2026

Leadership Communication: Salvatore Manzi on Better Technical Teams

Leadership communication becomes increasingly important as developers move beyond writing code and begin leading people, projects, and technical decisions. Being the smartest person in the room does not automatically make you the most effective leader. In fact, technical expertise can…

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📅 September 18, 2026

Problem Solving Process: Show Your Work Before Using AI

The problem solving process has always been an important part of software development, but AI has made it even more important. Developers can now move from an idea to generated code incredibly quickly. That speed can be useful, but it…

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