AI makes skeptical reading more important
AI has made it infinitely easier to produce persuasive writing. Reading skeptically is now more important than ever.
Peter Cai
Peter Cai, software developer and engineering leader from Massachusetts.
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Starting at Sigma Squared, leaving Privy
I'm joining Sigma Squared as VP of Engineering.
My AWS Architect Associate exam cheat sheet
A study guide I built while I was studying for the AWS Architect Associate exam at the end of 2023.
Leave a paper trail
Writing things down is an underutilized super power.
The most productive thing
Maximizing productivity is not the same thing as relieving shortages. It usually means doing more of what you're already doing really well - even if it means neglecting weaknesses.
Automating my personal inbox policy
In which I build a system to automatically enforce my inbox policies. Introducing mailman.petercai.com
We used to build software, but increasingly we build coding assistants
The slowly boiled frog of software engineering
Medicare Advantage is a scam
Medicare Advantage isn't Medicare, and almost nobody should enroll in it.
Unintuitively hard things to automate
Some things are exactly as hard as they seem, but many problems remain unsolved despite seeming simple.
Endurance and strength training cheat sheet
A summary of advice and supplements for strength and endurance training.
Interviewing engineers is hard because it's adversarial
The only people who think there are far better ways to interview software engineers are the ones who don't understand that candidates don't share the same goals as the hiring organization, so you can't assume they'll cooperate.
Yes, you should be impressed by recent AI advancements
AI has already revolutionized many industries, if you're paying attention.
ChatGPT lied to me, and not very well
Trying to explain what ChatGPT is, so we can exploit its weaknesses for giggles
Why Kiwi6 didn't succeed as a business
The music and podcast hosting service Kiwi6 couldn't survive as a business. Here's why.
Company holidays seem like counterproductive anachronisms
Why do we still have automatic company-wide days off? Seems bad for almost everyone.