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From the Bookshelf

Key insights from essential books — reframed for the AI era.

Clean Code
Robert C. Martin

Code is read 10x more than it's written. With AI generating code, readability matters even more — you're now the reviewer, not the writer.

Review AI-generated code like you'd review a junior developer's PR. Rename variables, extract functions, delete dead code.
The Pragmatic Programmer
David Thomas & Andrew Hunt

Don't repeat yourself (DRY) and keep things simple. AI tends to over-engineer. Your job is to simplify what it produces.

After AI generates a solution, ask: can this be simpler? Delete abstractions you don't need yet.
Zero to One
Peter Thiel

Competition destroys profits. Build something 10x better, not 10% better. AI lets tiny teams build what used to require 50 engineers.

Use AI to move faster than competitors can react. Ship in weeks what they plan in quarters.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman

System 1 (fast, intuitive) and System 2 (slow, analytical). AI is System 1 on steroids — fast but sometimes wrong. You provide System 2.

Trust AI for first drafts and pattern matching. Apply critical thinking for architecture decisions and edge cases.
The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman

Good design is invisible. Users shouldn't think about the interface. AI-generated UIs often look right but feel wrong.

After AI generates a UI, test it yourself. Click every button. Fill every form. The gaps become obvious.
Atomic Habits
James Clear

1% better every day compounds. Small improvements to your AI workflow — better prompts, saved templates, keyboard shortcuts — add up fast.

Build a prompt library. Save what works. Reuse and refine. Your AI productivity compounds like interest.
Staff Engineer
Will Larson

Senior engineers solve problems. Staff engineers choose which problems to solve. AI handles the solving — you need to focus on the choosing.

Spend more time on architecture and less on implementation. AI is your implementation layer.
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries

Build-measure-learn, as fast as possible. AI collapses the build phase from weeks to hours. Your bottleneck is now measuring and learning.

Ship MVPs in days with AI. Talk to users sooner. Iterate on real feedback instead of assumptions.

From the Stage

Timeless ideas from talks and essays that shape how we think about building with AI.

Talk
Software 2.0Andrej Karpathy

Neural networks are eating software. Vibe coding sits at the intersection of Software 1.0 and 2.0.

Learn to specify behavior, not implement it. The future developer describes what, not how.
TED
Start With WhySimon Sinek

People don't buy what you do. They buy why you do it. AI tools are commodities — the mission differentiates.

When building with AI, always start from the user's problem. The technology is the how, not the why.
TED
On Good Taste in CodeLinus Torvalds

Good taste means recognizing elegant solutions. AI generates functional code. Taste means knowing which output to keep.

Study great codebases. Build taste. AI amplifies whatever taste you already have — good or bad.
Essay
The Intelligence AgeSam Altman

AI will be the most transformative technology in history. The gains go to those who learn to use it earliest.

Start building with AI today. The learning curve is the moat. Early adopters compound their advantage.
TED
AI as the Ultimate TutorSal Khan

AI can provide 1-on-1 tutoring at scale. Every developer can now have a senior mentor available 24/7.

Use AI to learn, not just to produce. Ask it to explain its code. Ask why, not just what.
Talk
Simple Made EasyRich Hickey

Simple and easy are different. AI makes things easy. Your job is to keep them simple.

When AI gives you a working but complex solution, push back. Ask for simpler alternatives.

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