Stuck in the Filter - W31
2025-08-01
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.
How Cursor Serves Billions of AI Code Completions Every Day
https://blog.bytebytego.com/p/how-cursor-serves-billions-of-ai
In this article, we will take a look at the key features of Cursor, how those features work, and the infrastructure stack that powers it.
Building great SDKs
https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/building-great-sdks
A guide to creating SDKs that devs – and LLMs – will find a breeze to use, plus an overview of modern approaches for building and maintaining SDKs. By veteran SDK engineer, Quentin Pradet
The Sequence Radar #693: A New Series About Interpretability in Foundation Models
https://thesequence.substack.com/p/the-sequence-radar-a-new-series-about
What are our best chances to understand AI black boxes ?
AI is eating the Internet
https://fika.bar/paoramen/ai-is-eating-the-internet-01K10JG1SHGZQHN61HPGWPXN60
An exploration of the Internet to come
Surprising no one, new research says AI Overviews cause massive drop in search clicks
The Pew Research Center analysis shows how hard AI is hitting web traffic.
Working Effectively with AI Coding Tools like Claude Code
https://sajalsharma.com/posts/effective-ai-coding/
A practical guide to working effectively with AI coding tools like Claude Code, covering mindset shifts, quality control strategies, and team collaboration workflows for modern software development.
jola.dev - When Software Engineers Think They Need More Focus Time
https://jola.dev/posts/enough-focus-time
Johanna Larsson is a software engineer, manager, writer, speaker. With over 14 years of experience in software development and management, she has worked with clients from various industries, including finance, healthcare, and education. She is passionate about creating innovative solutions that solve real-world problems. She is also an advocate for diversity and inclusion in the tech industry. She believes that technology can be a force for good and strives to make a positive impact in the world. She is committed to using her skills and expertise to create a better future for all.
Stop Solving Problems. Start Anticipating Them.
https://alifeengineered.substack.com/p/stop-solving-problems-start-anticipating
A practical guide to looking around corners, at work, in your career, and with your life.
Measuring engineering productivity in the AI era
https://newsletter.getdx.com/p/measuring-engineering-productivity-in-the-ai-era
How to track AI’s impact, keep an eye on quality, and use metrics to drive action.
Context Engineering for Agents
https://rlancemartin.github.io/2025/06/23/context_engineering
Patterns for managing agent context.
AI Is Wrecking an Already Fragile Job Market for College Graduates
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/ai-entry-level-jobs-graduates-b224d624
Companies have long leaned on entry-level workers to do grunt work that doubles as on-the-job training. Now ChatGPT and other bots can do many of those chores.
I Know When You’re Vibe Coding
https://alexkondov.com/i-know-when-youre-vibe-coding
I shouldn’t have to care about this. I don’t want to care about how someone’s code gets into the IDE. Whether you wrote it by hand, copied it from a forum…
Vibe code is legacy code
https://blog.val.town/vibe-code
Updates and articles from the Val Town team
📛 Why most engineers fail at knowledge sharing (6 habits that make you stand out)
https://strategizeyourcareer.com/p/why-most-engineers-fail-at-knowledge
Most engineers fail at knowledge sharing, hurting their growth. Learn 6 habits to share knowledge like a senior and stand out in your team.
Choose Boring Technology, Revisited | Aaron Brethorst
https://www.brethorsting.com/blog/2025/07/choose-boring-technology,-revisited
Personal website for Aaron Brethorst - Seattleite, technology leader, photographer, transit enthusiast, erstwhile non-runner.
Agentic Coding Things That Didn’t Work
https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2025/7/30/things-that-didnt-work
Some of my attempts to make agents work better that just didn’t work.
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.
