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Dead CodeFrankenstein’s System (with Sean Goedecke)Sean Goedecke contrasts generic design advice (principles and patterns not grounded in a specific codebase) with concrete design (decisions shaped by the real code, constraints, and existing “prior art”), arguing you can’t meaningfully design software you don’t work on because you lack the context to make implementable calls. Generic advice has its place (greenfield work, company-wide guardrails), but in large, messy systems consistency matters more than isolated “good design,” because teams survive by reusing known patterns and keeping the codebase coherent. He’s skeptical of architect handoffs where designs ignore practical timelines and incentives reward complexity, and he notes AI co...
2026-03-1027 minDead CodeFrankenstein’s System (with Sean Goedecke)Sean Goedecke contrasts generic design advice (principles and patterns not grounded in a specific codebase) with concrete design (decisions shaped by the real code, constraints, and existing “prior art”), arguing you can’t meaningfully design software you don’t work on because you lack the context to make implementable calls. Generic advice has its place (greenfield work, company-wide guardrails), but in large, messy systems consistency matters more than isolated “good design,” because teams survive by reusing known patterns and keeping the codebase coherent. He’s skeptical of architect handoffs where designs ignore practical timelines and incentives reward complexity, and he notes AI co...
2026-03-1027 min
Le PermacodeurL'Échec du DevOpsVendu comme la nouvelle panacée d'alors, le fameux DevOps a vécu. Digéré par de multiples couches "entreprises", ce formidable mouvement "casseur de silo" s'est fondu dans la masse, reproduisant ce qu'il était pourtant censé éliminer 😥Est-ce que ce ne serait pas le bon moment, près de quinze ans après son émergence, de faire un petit bilan du DevOps ? Car à la base, ce qu'on voulait, c'était faire simple. Mais, comme toujours, faire simple, c'est toujours plus compliqué que prévu 😉https://youtu.be/yBQMbzgV5jEAu menu :- "« You Had One Job...
2026-03-061h 38
A.I. gewoon (blijf op de hoogte van de ontwikkelingen in kunstmatige intelligentie)38. Wat weet mijn chatbot over mij?38. Wat weet mijn chatbot over mij?Beschrijving:De chatbot die jou naar de mond praatChatbots leren je steeds beter kennen — maar is wat ze je vertellen daardoor ook betrouwbaarder? In deze aflevering kijken we achter de schermen van ChatGPT, Claude en Gemini.Wat je te weten komt:Welke lagen informatie er over jou klaarstaan nog voordat je één woord hebt getyptWat sycofantie is en waarom chatbots er systematisch toe neigenWat er écht overblijft als je een gesprek verwijdert (hint: meer dan je denkt)Hoe je bij elk platform je geheu...
2026-03-0531 min
Overcommitted | Software Engineering and Tech Careers InsightsHow Staff Engineers Impact Software Projects and Programmer Productivity with Sean GoedeckeSummarySean Goedecke, a staff engineer on GitHub's Copilot team and a prominent voice in software development, shares his unique frameworks for software engineering and improving programmer productivity. In this episode, discover how understanding the distinction between "pure" and "impure" engineering can impact software projects and career growth in tech. Sean breaks down the idea of "legible" vs. "illegible" work, challenges conventional approaches centered around Jira ticket queues, and discusses the evolving role of AI in software engineering. This conversation also touches on the dynamics of engineering culture and how ambitious engineers can thrive beyond typical performance...
2026-02-2446 min
Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.Why AI loves em dashes, with Sean Goedecke1157. This week, we look at AI em dashes with Sean Goedecke, software engineer for GitHub. We talk about why artificial intelligence models frequently use em dashes and words like "delve," and how training on public domain books from the late 1800s may have influenced these patterns. We also look at the role of human feedback in shaping "AI style."www.SeanGoedecke.com🔗 Join the Grammar Girl Patreon.🔗 Share your familect recording in Speakpipe or by leaving a voicemail at 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)🔗 Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses.🔗 Subscribe to th...
2026-02-0523 min
Changelog NewsLinus Torvalds gets the AI coding bugLinus Torvalds pushes AI generated code, Jordan Fulghum thinks this is the year of self-hosting, FracturedJson formats for compact / human readability, Scott Werner believes a flood of adequate software is coming, and Sean Goedecke explains why generic software design advice is useless.
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2026-01-1205 minThe Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceLinus Torvalds gets the AI coding bug (News)Linus Torvalds pushes AI generated code, Jordan Fulghum thinks this is the year of self-hosting, FracturedJson formats for compact / human readability, Scott Werner believes a flood of adequate software is coming, and Sean Goedecke explains why generic software design advice is useless.
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2026-01-1205 minChangelog Master FeedLinus Torvalds gets the AI coding bug (Changelog News #176)Linus Torvalds pushes AI generated code, Jordan Fulghum thinks this is the year of self-hosting, FracturedJson formats for compact / human readability, Scott Werner believes a flood of adequate software is coming, and Sean Goedecke explains why generic software design advice is useless.
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2026-01-1205 min
Changelog Master FeedDO repeat yourself! (Changelog Interviews #666)Prolific software blogger, Sean Goedecke, joins us to discuss why he believes software engineers need to be involved in the politics of their organization, how to avoid worry driven development, what is “good taste” in software engineering, where agentic coding will take our industry, why getting the main thing right is so important, and how to get your blog to the top of Hacker News.
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2025-11-121h 19Changelog InterviewsDO repeat yourself!Prolific software blogger, Sean Goedecke, joins us to discuss why he believes software engineers need to be involved in the politics of their organization, how to avoid worry driven development, what is “good taste” in software engineering, where agentic coding will take our industry, why getting the main thing right is so important, and how to get your blog to the top of Hacker News.
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2025-11-121h 19The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceDO repeat yourself! (Interview)Prolific software blogger, Sean Goedecke, joins us to discuss why he believes software engineers need to be involved in the politics of their organization, how to avoid worry driven development, what is “good taste” in software engineering, where agentic coding will take our industry, why getting the main thing right is so important, and how to get your blog to the top of Hacker News.
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2025-11-121h 19
Web技术动态解构_平淡无奇_的优秀系统设计：从状态管理到容错的实战智慧这份文本是Sean Goedecke撰写的《我所知道的关于优秀系统设计的一切》的摘录，文章的核心观点是好的系统设计应该是平淡无奇且易于维护的，而不是复杂和花哨的。作者认为，系统设计主要在于如何组装服务，其主要组成部分包括应用服务器、数据库、缓存和队列等。文章强调了状态管理的重要性，指出数据库通常是最关键的组件，并详细讨论了诸如模式（schema）和索引设计、数据库瓶颈的规避以及慢操作的处理（通过后台作业）等实践建议。此外，作者还探讨了缓存的谨慎使用、事件机制的权衡、推拉模型的选择、关注“热路径”以及在故障发生时如何通过日志、指标和杀开关优雅地处理失败。
2025-10-0326 minChangelog Master FeedHiring only senior engineers is killing companies (Changelog News #163)Andrew Churchill thinks companies should really be hiring junior engineers, Addy Osmani announces Chrome DevTools MCP, GitHub lays out a roadmap to fend off npm attacks, Jerry Liu builds an app that generates a timeline of your day’s activities, and Sean Goedecke attempts to define “good taste” in the context of software engineering.
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2025-09-3006 minThe Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceHiring only senior engineers is killing companies (News)Andrew Churchill thinks companies should really be hiring junior engineers, Addy Osmani announces Chrome DevTools MCP, GitHub lays out a roadmap to fend off npm attacks, Jerry Liu builds an app that generates a timeline of your day’s activities, and Sean Goedecke attempts to define “good taste” in the context of software engineering.
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2025-09-3006 minChangelog NewsHiring only senior engineers is killing companiesAndrew Churchill thinks companies should really be hiring junior engineers, Addy Osmani announces Chrome DevTools MCP, GitHub lays out a roadmap to fend off npm attacks, Jerry Liu builds an app that generates a timeline of your day’s activities, and Sean Goedecke attempts to define “good taste” in the context of software engineering.
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2025-09-3006 min
Fork Around And Find OutBuilding Trust with Sean GoedeckeWhat is it like to ship software in big tech? Sean gives us his experience from multiple companies and what he’s learned. It's probably not what you think. It doesn't matter if you're vibe coding features or bash-ing devops, we all need to remember why we were hired.Links:https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-to-ship/
2025-08-161h 04Changelog Master FeedCoding agents have crossed a chasm (Changelog News #150)David Singleton says coding agents have crossed a chasm, Anton Zaides explains how SWEs should approach the “squeeze”, Mat Duggan has ideas for Kubernetes 2.0, Sean Goedecke does a nice job elucidating the coding agent commoditization, and one more good reason to write, even though it’s hard.
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2025-06-3006 minChangelog NewsCoding agents have crossed a chasmDavid Singleton says coding agents have crossed a chasm, Anton Zaides explains how SWEs should approach the “squeeze”, Mat Duggan has ideas for Kubernetes 2.0, Sean Goedecke does a nice job elucidating the coding agent commoditization, and one more good reason to write, even though it’s hard.
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2025-06-3006 minThe Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceCoding agents have crossed a chasm (News)David Singleton says coding agents have crossed a chasm, Anton Zaides explains how SWEs should approach the “squeeze”, Mat Duggan has ideas for Kubernetes 2.0, Sean Goedecke does a nice job elucidating the coding agent commoditization, and one more good reason to write, even though it’s hard.
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2025-06-3006 min
Humans of ReliabilityAI in Production with GitHub’s Sean GoedeckeIn this episode, we sit down with Sean Goedecke, Staff Software Engineer at GitHub, to discuss where LLMs fit into real-world development. Sean shares how he’s using LLMs how he’s drawing the line for AI-assistance in the codebases he manages—though, as he says, this might all change by next summer. Sean also weighs in on how LLMs could assist SREs during outages—especially when you’re only half-awake at 3 a.m. after a rather inconvinient page. Tune in for a nuanced take on the future of AI in software engineering, “vibe coding,” a...
2025-02-1817 minChangelog Master FeedThe new $30,000 side hustle (Changelog News #127)Bloomberg reports on a concerning new trend in tech hiring, Sean Goedecke has a lot to say about large established codebases, Jacob Bartlett thinks Apple is ruining Swift’s original vision, Ahmed Khaleel built a cool tool for turning GitHub repos into interactive diagrams & Bridget Harris goes deep on the potential of crypto stablecoins to disrupt Visa and Mastercard’s duopoly.
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2025-01-1308 minThe Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceThe new $30,000 side hustle (News)Bloomberg reports on a concerning new trend in tech hiring, Sean Goedecke has a lot to say about large established codebases, Jacob Bartlett thinks Apple is ruining Swift’s original vision, Ahmed Khaleel built a cool tool for turning GitHub repos into interactive diagrams & Bridget Harris goes deep on the potential of crypto stablecoins to disrupt Visa and Mastercard’s duopoly.
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2025-01-1308 minChangelog NewsThe new $30,000 side hustleBloomberg reports on a concerning new trend in tech hiring, Sean Goedecke has a lot to say about large established codebases, Jacob Bartlett thinks Apple is ruining Swift’s original vision, Ahmed Khaleel built a cool tool for turning GitHub repos into interactive diagrams & Bridget Harris goes deep on the potential of crypto stablecoins to disrupt Visa and Mastercard’s duopoly.
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2025-01-1308 min
The Pragmatic EngineerShipping projects at Big Tech with Sean GoedeckeSupported by Our PartnerDX → DX is an engineering intelligence platform designed by leading researchers—In today’s episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I’m joined by Sean Goedecke, Staff Software Engineer at GitHub. Sean is widely known for his viral blog post, “How I ship projects at big tech companies.” In our conversation, he shares how to successfully deliver projects in large tech companies.Drawing from his experiences at GitHub and Zendesk, Sean reflects on key lessons learned, and we discuss the following topics: • Why shipping cannot exclude ke...
2024-12-1859 min