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The age of the human bottleneck is ending. The age of human intent is beginning
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Nov 27 • Karim Fanous
The Conversational Platform: The new human-computing platform
AI turns conversation into the new interface and agents into the new apps
Oct 13 • Karim Fanous
Software’s Cambrian explosion: How AI might flood the software world
For decades, the music and entertainment industries were shaped by scarcity.
Oct 9 • Karim Fanous
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How to interview a VP of Engineering
Aug 8, 2022 • Karim Fanous
Predicting software developer productivity in the age of AI
Dec 18, 2023 • Karim Fanous
On developer productivity: flow to grow
Aug 25, 2020 • Karim Fanous
Why did Microsoft give GitHub Copilot away for free?
Dec 26, 2024 • Karim Fanous
Software 2.0 vs Software 1.0
Sep 15, 2020 • Karim Fanous
Earlyvangelists: Who are they & how to find them
Jul 20, 2020 • Karim Fanous
The vanishing first rung: How AI is hollowing out entry-level jobs
For generations, careers have begun the same way.
Sep 15 • Karim Fanous
Competing in a world of AI abundance: How to win when code has no value?
Economics begins with scarcity.
Aug 28 • Karim Fanous
The first generation of programming directors
When I wrote about the last generation of programmers, I ended with a thought:
Aug 18 • Karim Fanous
The last generation of programmers
At the dawn of the industrial loom, few weavers realized they were witnessing the end of their world.
Aug 4 • Karim Fanous
Platform vs. Product
Why platforms win, and what product startups can do about it
Jul 7 • Karim Fanous
Securing AI Agents: Lessons from microservices & Zero Trust
This post is a little different than my usual ones.
Jun 10 • Karim Fanous
The end of (human) coding: What happens when AI writes all the code?
Over the past two weeks, I’ve been using OpenAI Codex extensively—and the experience has been nothing short of profound.
Jun 2 • Karim Fanous
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