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The Token Is the New Unit of Work: How 3 Engineers Outproduce 10

The Token Is the New Unit of Work: How 3 Engineers Outproduce 10

February 27, 2026

Introduction For sixty years, the fundamental unit of work in software development was the instruction. A human wrote code. A...

The Dark Factory: Software Where No Human Writes or Reviews Code

The Dark Factory: Software Where No Human Writes or Reviews Code

February 27, 2026

Introduction Imagine walking into a software company and being told two things: code must not be written by humans, and...

Six Types of Hard Problems: A Framework for What AI Can and Can’t Automate

Six Types of Hard Problems: A Framework for What AI Can and Can’t Automate

February 27, 2026

Every time a new AI model drops, the same conversation erupts: is it smarter than the last one? Will it...

Intent Engineering: Why Enterprise AI Fails When It Works Too Well

Intent Engineering: Why Enterprise AI Fails When It Works Too Well

February 27, 2026

In January 2026, Klarna reported that its AI customer service agent now performs the work of 853 full-time employees and...

Why Experienced Devs Get 19% Slower With AI: The J-Curve of Adoption

Why Experienced Devs Get 19% Slower With AI: The J-Curve of Adoption

February 27, 2026

Introduction Here is a result that should make every engineering leader pause. A rigorous study by the METR organization took...