Stuck in the Filter - W30
2025-07-25
These links for various reasons didn't make it into my public content. They come in many different formats and cover a range of topics that I found interesting or useful. Whether they were too niche, incomplete, or simply didn't fit the overall flow, these links are still valuable resources for some reason they caught my attention.
I wasted 600 days chasing the wrong kind of growth. Here’s what I learned
https://theindiepreneur.substack.com/p/wrong-kind-of-growth
Why focusing on the wrong metrics nearly killed my business
Measuring the impact of AI on software engineering – with Laura Tacho
https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/measuring-the-impact-of-ai-on-software
Laura Tacho, CTO of DX, shares findings from 180+ companies on how AI is really impacting dev productivity, what most teams get wrong, and why measuring dev experience first is critical.
The Art Of Showing Up
https://alifeengineered.substack.com/p/the-art-of-showing-up
The fastest way to get things done is to forget the finish line.
METR’s study on how AI affects developer productivity
https://newsletter.getdx.com/p/metr-study-on-how-ai-affects-developer-productivity
In this study, developers were 19% slower when using AI.
OpenAI’s GPT-5 is coming in early August, per sources
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/24/openai-gpt-5-august-2025
Signs of early testing in the wild hint that the new model is coming soon.
Acknowledgments
I didn't invented the idea of grabbing everything I couldn't process and putting it in a document. I just borrowed it (the idea and the name) from the 'Angry Metal Guy' website, which has been doing this for years. You can check their Stuck in the Filter series for more details.
