How exactly is doing more AI going to make it better?
A reaction to two recent popular articles by Charity Majors. Is AI a big deal? Is resistance to AI fundamentalism? Does the solution to the current problems emerge from doing more of it?
Sergio Visinoni
📚 Books I read in June 2026
June brought me an insightful book to better understand the current macroeconomic context and the role Big Tech plays in it, complemented by 3 engaging sci-fi books, each one with its own different style.
Something Big is Happening #3
More reports on the impact of AI on software engineering, a look at the growing enshittification of digital products through AI, and how the tech industry is dealing with the climate crisis
How to Run a Technical Due Diligence: The Fine Prints
The last of our three-part series on running an end-to-end due diligence process. Today we look at what usually happens once the DD is done, and your company approaches the closing of the deal
📚 Books I read in May 2026
A lot of fiction books in this issue, and a recommended reference to help you prepare for behavioural interviews
Something Big is Happening #2
Quantity isn't quality; cash is being burnt at unprecedented rates; trillion-dollar companies can't afford to buy books, and a couple of positive notes to cheer us up!
What should one think of the 2026 DORA brochure?
The 2026 DORA Report on the ROI of AI-Assisted Software Development, or how to destroy the reputation of a respected research body in 60 pages.