#LLM tools let you write code faster, but LOCs has NEVER been the bottleneck to value. The bottleneck is organizational coherence.

Instead of working towards that alignment, we are encouraged to "just #AI it." The result? AI makes everyone work MORE, with no real productivity gains.

Teams need to get better at choosing more valuable work to do. For that, you need #UserResearch. And user research can only happen at a human pace.

https://productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/research-is-leadership-and-code-can-help-but-only-in-the-right-places

#UX #tech #softwaredevelopment

#AI coding tools have shown that you can't iterate from bad software to good software.

Not that it is *physically* impossible, but that the context of the work prevents it. Instead of refining products with more feedback loops, management demands more new feature releases.

But no amount of "MVPs" add up to a mature product. No amount of bad code adds up to good code.

Fighting this tendency means making artifacts that resist shipping. Non-code sources of truth. #softwaredevelopment #tech #LLM

Kotlin protip: indexed access operator overloading with multiple indices
A blog by @riccardo

Operator overloading is one of Kotlin’s most beloved features. It lets you give familiar syntax to custom types, and you’re probably already using it without even noticing it. Take the Map interface, for example: the indexed access operator ([]) is used to read and write entries: val m = mutableMapOf() m[1] = "one" // m.put(1, "one") val...

#dev #softwaredevelopment #kotlin

https://jdriven.com/blog/2026/02/Kotlin-protip-indexed-access-operator-overloading/

Kotlin protip: indexed access operator overloading with multiple indices
A blog by @riccardo

Operator overloading is one of Kotlin’s most beloved features. It lets you give familiar syntax to custom types, and you’re probably already using it without even noticing it. Take the Map interface, for example: the indexed access operator ([]) is used to read and write entries: val m = mutableMapOf() m[1] = "one" // m.put(1, "one") val...

#dev #softwaredevelopment #kotlin

https://jdriven.com/blog/2026/02/Kotlin-protip-indexed-access-operator-overloading/

Bonus: From Java to Kotlin – Part XII: Sealed Classes vs Enums / Polymorphism
A blog by Justus

Considering a move to Kotlin? Coming from a Java background? In this short series of blog posts, I’ll take a look at familiar, straightforward Java concepts and demonstrate how you can approach them in Kotlin. While many of these points have already been discussed in earlier posts by colleagues, my focus is simple:...

#dev #softwaredevelopment #java #kotlin #designpatterns

https://jdriven.com/blog/2026/02/Java-To-Kotlin-Series-12-sealed-classes-and-enums/

Bonus: From Java to Kotlin – Part XII: Sealed Classes vs Enums / Polymorphism
A blog by Justus

Considering a move to Kotlin? Coming from a Java background? In this short series of blog posts, I’ll take a look at familiar, straightforward Java concepts and demonstrate how you can approach them in Kotlin. While many of these points have already been discussed in earlier posts by colleagues, my focus is simple:...

#dev #softwaredevelopment #java #kotlin #designpatterns

https://jdriven.com/blog/2026/02/Java-To-Kotlin-Series-12-sealed-classes-and-enums/

#LLM tools let you write code faster, but LOCs has NEVER been the bottleneck to value. The bottleneck is organizational coherence.

Instead of working towards that alignment, we are encouraged to "just #AI it." The result? AI makes everyone work MORE, with no real productivity gains.

Teams need to get better at choosing more valuable work to do. For that, you need #UserResearch. And user research can only happen at a human pace.

https://productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/research-is-leadership-and-code-can-help-but-only-in-the-right-places

#UX #tech #softwaredevelopment

From Java to Kotlin – Part XI: The Builder Pattern vs Type-safe Builders / DSL
A blog by Justus

Considering a move to Kotlin? Coming from a Java background? In this short series of blog posts, I’ll take a look at familiar, straightforward Java concepts and demonstrate how you can approach them in Kotlin. While many of these points have already been discussed in earlier posts by colleagues, my focus is simple:...

#dev #softwaredevelopment #java #kotlin #designpatterns

https://jdriven.com/blog/2026/02/Java-To-Kotlin-Series-11-builders/

From Java to Kotlin – Part XI: The Builder Pattern vs Type-safe Builders / DSL
A blog by Justus

Considering a move to Kotlin? Coming from a Java background? In this short series of blog posts, I’ll take a look at familiar, straightforward Java concepts and demonstrate how you can approach them in Kotlin. While many of these points have already been discussed in earlier posts by colleagues, my focus is simple:...

#dev #softwaredevelopment #java #kotlin #designpatterns

https://jdriven.com/blog/2026/02/Java-To-Kotlin-Series-11-builders/

Digital Sovereignty, A Dutch company's dilemma in the age of US hyperscalers
A blog by @erikj

If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." — Michael Jordan The grip tightens Dutch companies find themselves in an uncomfortable position. Their data flows through AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Their productivity tools are Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. Their...

#dev #softwaredevelopment #Teachradar

https://jdriven.com/blog/2026/02/Digital-Sovereignty/

Digital Sovereignty, A Dutch company's dilemma in the age of US hyperscalers
A blog by @erikj

If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." — Michael Jordan The grip tightens Dutch companies find themselves in an uncomfortable position. Their data flows through AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Their productivity tools are Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. Their...

#dev #softwaredevelopment #Teachradar

https://jdriven.com/blog/2026/02/Digital-Sovereignty/

Running COBOL in IntelliJ
A blog by Jacob

Within the JVM community, once in a while somebody jokes about getting old and therefore needing to start learning COBOL. Usually, someone responds that there are indeed some “precious older people” who wrote COBOL, or dare I say it, still write COBOL today. For me, COBOL has always sounded like a relic of the past. Something you read about, not something you seriously consider...

#dev #softwaredevelopment #intellijidea #ide

https://jdriven.com/blog/2026/02/Running-COBOL-in-IntelliJ/

Running COBOL in IntelliJ
A blog by Jacob

Within the JVM community, once in a while somebody jokes about getting old and therefore needing to start learning COBOL. Usually, someone responds that there are indeed some “precious older people” who wrote COBOL, or dare I say it, still write COBOL today. For me, COBOL has always sounded like a relic of the past. Something you read about, not something you seriously consider...

#dev #softwaredevelopment #intellijidea #ide

https://jdriven.com/blog/2026/02/Running-COBOL-in-IntelliJ/

I'm a software developer with 40 years' professional experience, lucky enough to be considering early retirement. I love writing code and don't want to stop. I'm keen to give something back and contribute to one or more open source projects.

The questions are, to what shall I contribute, and how do I get started?

My skills are mainly C++, having spent much of the past decade programmatically dismantling and reassembling Microsoft Office files. I'm quite happy to learn Rust or Go, but don't really like webby front-endy ux stuff.

Any suggestions for a worthy project to which I could contribute? Please boost if you can.

#SoftwareEngineering #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareDev #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

💡 Dive into our in-depth analysis of #JDK26 and get a sneak peek at what's coming in #JDK27!

Explore the latest features, improvements, and future plans across #ProjectAmber, #ProjectLoom, #ProjectPanama, #ProjectLeyden & #ProjectValhalla.

Read more on #InfoQ 👉 https://bit.ly/4auF0w0

#Java #JDK #SoftwareDevelopment

From Java to Kotlin – Part X: Virtual Threads and Coroutines
A blog by Justus

Considering a move to Kotlin? Coming from a Java background? In this short series of blog posts, I’ll take a look at familiar, straightforward Java concepts and demonstrate how you can approach them in Kotlin. While many of these points have already been discussed in earlier posts by colleagues, my focus is simple: how you used to do it...

#dev #softwaredevelopment #java #kotlin #concurrency

https://jdriven.com/blog/2026/02/Java-To-Kotlin-Series-10-Threads/

💡 Dive into our in-depth analysis of #JDK26 and get a sneak peek at what's coming in #JDK27!

Explore the latest features, improvements, and future plans across #ProjectAmber, #ProjectLoom, #ProjectPanama, #ProjectLeyden & #ProjectValhalla.

Read more on #InfoQ 👉 https://bit.ly/4auF0w0

#Java #JDK #SoftwareDevelopment

Laid off :/

I know:

- Unity C#
- Rust
- Python

I can learn:

- Anything

I've 8 years of experience as an MIT software engineer specializing in research simulation platform projects. I would prefer: not creating the next big AI thing, not making weapons, never having to think about blockchain anything.

Anyone got anything?

#rust #softwaredevelopment #unity3d #python #FediHire #getfedihired