# teller (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover teller. Page: Feed: --- ## [Stop burning tokens on code review](https://swizec.com/blog/stop-burning-tokens-on-code-review) _2026-08-15 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ I've been experimenting with different approaches to build a system where humans and agents can ship fast safely. Think I've found something that works – custom linters. ## [Beware the spaceships](https://swizec.com/blog/beware-the-spaceships) _2026-08-08 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Spaceship first, cleanup second. Start with the ending then work your way back to something useful. ## [Agents change the math on big bang migrations](https://swizec.com/blog/agents-change-the-math-on-big-bang-migrations) _2026-08-01 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ I just did a team's worth of work in 5 days. Honestly I am shook to the core of my 20 YoE ## [How to be useful as a software architect](https://swizec.com/blog/how-to-be-useful-as-a-software-architect) _2026-07-25 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Software architects have a weird role: Think about the code \_tomorrow\_. Today's code is what it is, how do we make it good tomorrow? Without slowing down, losing business, or falling off a cliff. ## [swizec.com is now on TimberJS, a new React framework](https://swizec.com/blog/swizec-com-is-now-on-timber-js-a-new-react-framework) _2026-07-21 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ swizec.com is 20 years old and has gone through many rewrites. Here's the latest ## [The one thing every experienced engineer gets wrong](https://swizec.com/blog/the-one-thing-every-experienced-engineer-gets-wrong) _2026-07-11 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ In the last few months every engineer I hired stumbled in exactly the same way: Project management. They learned quickly, but that first big project has become a rite of passage. ## [Theory of constraints, AI, and code review](https://swizec.com/blog/theory-of-constraints-ai-and-code-review) _2026-07-06 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Feedback from an expert is how you learn taste. Your code doesn't matter until it's shipped. ## [Using vibes to rewrite my blog](https://swizec.com/blog/using-vibes-to-rewrite-my-blog) _2026-06-27 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ The death of engineering has been greatly exaggerated. You still need to know what you're doing. ## [You get what you hire](https://swizec.com/blog/you-get-what-you-hire) _2026-06-23 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Hiring engineers is like deciding what kind of system you'll have. This seems obvious but surprised me to see first-hand. ## [Code is the easy part, or how we refactored half the business to fix a janky script](https://swizec.com/blog/code-is-the-easy-part-or-how-we-refactored-half-the-business-to-fix-a-janky-script) _2026-06-17 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ This is a classic startup war story: Someone had built a leaky rowboat. It worked! Then we started flying the rowboat as a Cessna. What we needed was an aircraft carrier. ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/khNoGbVYF7W5) _2026-06-16 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [Would you use it? Would you put it on your site?](https://doublejosh.com/post/819233018655932416) _2026-06-12 · -✁- doublejosh --_ Create AI experts with purpose and personality :: Yeah No I Know Would you use it? Would you put it on your site? ## [Good software gets out of the way](https://swizec.com/blog/good-software-gets-out-of-the-way) _2026-06-04 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Explore the art of invisible software and user-centric workflow design with Swizec and Kent C Dodds. Uncover what separates a good engineer from a great one in this insightful dialogue. ## [User outcomes, workflow design, and biotech software](https://swizec.com/interviews/become-an-epic-product-engineer) _2026-06-03 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Kent C. Dodds talks with Swizec Teller about product engineering for software that serves real businesses and non-developer users. ## [Dear \[Software Engineering\]](https://swizec.com/interviews/dear-cc) _2026-05-28 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Clara Shih talks with Chip Huyen and Swizec Teller about what entry-level software engineering looks like in the AI age. ## [Relentlessly focus on the outcomes](https://swizec.com/blog/relentlessly-focus-on-the-outcomes) _2026-05-26 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ AI makes it easy to focus inwards and feel impressed with all the churn and motion and output you're producing. But your users don't care. ## [Engineering levels aren't about skill anymore](https://swizec.com/blog/engineering-levels-arent-about-skill-anymore) _2026-05-19 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Traditional engineering levels were about skill progression. I think this has changed. Everyone now is a mini staff engineer. ## [Just fix their PR](https://swizec.com/blog/just-fix-their-pr) _2026-05-13 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ You know what's better than a code review comment? A fix. ## ["But if AI does it all, what's \*my\* job?"](https://swizec.com/blog/but-if-ai-does-it-all-whats-my-job) _2026-05-09 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ On AI, mental load, and delegation ## [Using AI at work on This Month in React](https://swizec.com/interviews/this-month-in-react) _2026-05-07 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Mark Erikson and Carl Vitullo talk with Swizec Teller about using AI coding tools at work. ## [Presentation on vibe coding, inside a vibe-coded slide app, instructed to “go off the rails.”](https://doublejosh.com/post/815899428809474048) _2026-05-06 · -✁- doublejosh --_ Vibes Presentation ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FPxBTQW8xstc) _2026-05-06 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Project eyes onto anything. Press space for instructions! GitHub repo –…](https://doublejosh.com/post/815899321909280769) _2026-05-06 · -✁- doublejosh --_ Eyes Project eyes onto anything. Press space for instructions! GitHub repo – https://github.com/doublejosh/Eyes ## [What you need to make an agent](https://swizec.com/blog/what-you-need-to-make-an-agent) _2026-05-05 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ I've been digging into agents for internal tooling and processes. Looking for how to scale without drowning in manual work. Here's what I found ## [Quick note on evals and putting AI in your resume](https://swizec.com/blog/quick-note-on-evals-and-putting-ai-in-your-resume) _2026-05-01 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ When candidates put AI on their resume, the key thing I try to find out is whether they used evals. How did you measure making improvements? ## [AI now writes 97% of my code. Here's what I learned](https://swizec.com/blog/ai-now-writes-97-of-my-code-heres-what-i-learned) _2026-04-25 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Forget the bullshit tips and tricks, just talk to it. ## [Just Read the Paper](https://swizec.com/blog/just-read-the-paper) _2026-04-20 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Read more papers. You can learn the latest and greatest in your field in one chill afternoon. ## [Watch people work](https://swizec.com/blog/watch-people-work) _2026-04-14 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ We talk a lot about outcomes over outputs and how engineers are supposed to get us over the water, not blindly build a bridge because someone asked for a bridge. But how do you do that in practice? ## [Frustration Driven Development](https://swizec.com/blog/frustration-driven-development) _2026-04-02 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Frustration is your greatest engineering asset. What do you do the 5th time someone asks for the same damn thing yet again? ## [Software engineer interviews for the age of AI](https://swizec.com/blog/software-engineer-interviews-for-the-age-of-ai) _2026-03-25 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Maybe AI will replace engineers, I don't know. Self-driving cars were just around the corner for 50 years. Until then we've got shit to do and engineers to hire. ## [The best engineers just get shit done, sometimes with AI](https://swizec.com/blog/the-best-engineers-just-get-shit-done-sometimes-with-ai) _2026-03-19 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ The best engineers I know never talk about their AI setup. The worst engineers I know only talk about their AI setup. ## [Swizec Teller on JS-Craft](https://swizec.com/interviews/js-craft) _2026-03-16 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Daniel from JS-Craft talks with Swizec Teller about priorities, writing, startup engineering, and Scaling Fast. ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ccae1z1zKhYm) _2026-03-15 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [Taming chaos is a learnable skill](https://swizec.com/blog/taming-chaos-is-a-learnable-skill) _2026-03-11 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ How you approach software engineering makes it harder or easier to handle interruptions and other chaos. Writing a behavioral interview made me realize this is a learnable skill! ## [Put scope on your resume](https://swizec.com/blog/put-scope-on-your-resume) _2026-03-04 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Your resume titles don't matter. Just tell me what did you do. ## [Probably the realest thing I ever wrote](https://swizec.com/blog/probably-the-realest-thing-i-ever-wrote) _2026-02-28 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ This week I’ve been recording the audiobook for Scaling Fast. Working with a professional producer is great! Lots of little tips and tricks to make sure we get the perfect audio experience for you. This means I’ve been re-reading my book. It’s funny how much of the advice is easy to know but hard to do in the moment. You’re feeling the stress, your bruised ego, and hearing all the loud voices… ## [Users buy your service, not your code](https://swizec.com/blog/users-buy-your-service-not-your-code) _2026-02-18 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ You might enjoy this podcast episode. Sylvain and I talked about owning production in a world where AI writes the code. ## [GeLLMan amnesia](https://swizec.com/blog/ge-ll-man-amnesia) _2026-02-16 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ AI will automate every job except the ones I'm deeply familiar with ## [Code is cheap, reliability isn't](https://swizec.com/interviews/humans-of-reliability) _2026-02-16 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Humans of Reliability talks with Swizec Teller about owning production in the AI era. ## [The 3 curves that make a scalable business](https://swizec.com/blog/the-3-curves-that-make-a-scalable-business) _2026-02-10 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ You want users and revenue to grow exponentially. Bugs per day to grow linearly. Support work to grow logarithmically. Your goal is to make this happen. ## [In praise of the stacked pull request](https://swizec.com/blog/in-praise-of-the-stacked-pull-request) _2026-02-04 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ How fast you do code review is how fast you do everything. Your PR queue is the leading indicator of team velocity. Stacked PRs can help. ## [How you migrate is everything](https://swizec.com/blog/how-you-migrate-is-everything) _2026-01-31 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Your code becomes legacy software when it works. You build something to solve a problem, then the problem changes. Or best practices evolve. Or you hire team members with more experience. Or the world changes. Or you have more people touching the same code and your beautiful architectural vision didn't translate. ## [The future of software engineering is SRE](https://swizec.com/blog/the-future-of-software-engineering-is-sre) _2026-01-24 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ When code gets cheap operational excellence wins. Anyone can build a greenfield demo, but it takes engineering to run a service. ## [A tough job market is the best time to start something](https://swizec.com/blog/a-tough-job-market-is-the-best-time-to-start-something) _2026-01-17 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Here's how to navigate a tough job market from someone dumb enough to have done it before. Me. ## [Place good startup bets](https://swizec.com/blog/place-good-startup-bets) _2026-01-14 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ You can't win every bet. Your goal is to be a little more right than wrong and keep playing ## [Small projects, clear scope](https://swizec.com/blog/small-projects-clear-scope) _2026-01-10 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ Minutes of planning save you days of programming. It is shocking how little planning it takes to make a big difference. ## [A better way to end-to-end test your webapp](https://swizec.com/blog/a-better-way-to-end-to-end-test-your-webapp) _2026-01-06 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ End-to-end tests are the best way to test your webapp, but they're flaky and annoying to write. I'm trying a new agentic approach that fixes the issue. ## [2025 Year in Review](https://swizec.com/blog/2025-year-in-review) _2026-01-02 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ I called it a year in review but it's so much more. ## [Are you playing games you want to win?](https://swizec.com/blog/are-you-playing-games-you-want-to-win) _2025-12-25 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ As we enter the funny week-without-time between Christmas and New Year, it's a great time to reflect. Here's a framework I like to use. ## [How good engineering unlocks fast scaling](https://swizec.com/blog/how-good-engineering-unlocks-fast-scaling) _2025-12-09 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ You're building systems and tools to help companies grow without drowning in work. This fuels your equity, career capital, and reputation. ## [Scaling Fast – my new book on software engineering through the hockeystick](https://swizec.com/blog/scaling-fast-my-new-book-on-software-engineering-through-the-hockeystick) _2025-12-08 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ After almost 3 years of writing, research, and editing Scaling Fast is now available in paperback and ebook wherever books are sold 🥳 ## [What makes your resume stand out](https://swizec.com/blog/what-makes-your-resume-stand-out) _2025-11-22 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ What did you do, for whom, did it work ## [How to lead a project](https://swizec.com/blog/how-to-lead-a-project) _2025-11-19 · hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller) · Swizec Teller_ you were asked to lead or own a project. Now what? Here are a few practical steps to help you succeed.