engineering

20 years of IT: soft skills, Big Tech, and the hype cycles I watched die

Engineering Careers

Software Development

20 years of IT: soft skills, Big Tech, and the hype cycles I watched die

Greg Nakamura

Greg Nakamura

September 18, 2026

The 2026 engineering job is not “write more code.” It’s decide what the model is allowed to touch

Artificial Intelligence

Software Development

The 2026 engineering job is not “write more code.” It’s decide what the model is allowed to touch

Quinn Reed

Quinn Reed

August 28, 2026

How AI actually changed day-to-day development in 2026 — and what didn’t budge

Artificial Intelligence

Software Development

How AI actually changed day-to-day development in 2026 — and what didn’t budge

Quinn Reed

Quinn Reed

August 28, 2026

The model can write the code. It still can’t own the system — here’s why that job stays

Artificial Intelligence

Software Development

The model can write the code. It still can’t own the system — here’s why that job stays

Quinn Reed

Quinn Reed

August 28, 2026

Why AI still doesn’t ship without a real engineer in the loop

Artificial Intelligence

Software Development

Why AI still doesn’t ship without a real engineer in the loop

Quinn Reed

Quinn Reed

August 28, 2026

Who gets cut first in an engineering team — and how I stopped looking like that person

Tech Job Market & Careers

Who gets cut first in an engineering team — and how I stopped looking like that person

Quinn Reed

Quinn Reed

August 28, 2026

Why Underwater Data Centers Keep Getting Proposed and Never Scale

Cloud Computing

Infrastructure & Systems

Why Underwater Data Centers Keep Getting Proposed and Never Scale

Callan Reeve

Callan Reeve

July 9, 2026

The Engineering Behind Modern Water Treatment: How Tap Water Gets Safe

Explainers

Infrastructure

Science

The Engineering Behind Modern Water Treatment: How Tap Water Gets Safe

David Shaw

David Shaw

July 7, 2026

Why Fusion Energy Timelines Keep Sliding (And What That Actually Means)

Science & Engineering

Why Fusion Energy Timelines Keep Sliding (And What That Actually Means)

Jordan Lee

Jordan Lee

March 15, 2026

Rocket Engineering Basics: What Makes a Reusable Booster Work

Space & Astronomy

Rocket Engineering Basics: What Makes a Reusable Booster Work

Robin Hayes

Robin Hayes

February 26, 2026

What Space Exploration Teaches Us About Building Better Technology

Space & Astronomy

Technology

What Space Exploration Teaches Us About Building Better Technology

Alex Vance

Alex Vance

February 24, 2026

The Hidden Engineering Behind Modern Electric Vehicles

Science

Technology

The Hidden Engineering Behind Modern Electric Vehicles

Jordan Lee

Jordan Lee

February 24, 2026