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Competing in a world of AI abundance: How to win when code has no value?
Economics begins with scarcity.
Aug 28
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Karim Fanous
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The first generation of programming directors
When I wrote about the last generation of programmers, I ended with a thought:
Aug 18
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Karim Fanous
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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
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Karim Fanous
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July 2025
Platform vs. Product
Why platforms win, and what product startups can do about it
Jul 7
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Karim Fanous
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June 2025
Securing AI Agents: Lessons from microservices & Zero Trust
This post is a little different than my usual ones.
Jun 10
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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
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Karim Fanous
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April 2025
Shipping fast and staying clean: How to tame tech debt in a high-growth startup?
There’s a moment in every startup’s life when the code starts creaking.
Apr 21
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Karim Fanous
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March 2025
Battle of the LLMs Part 2: Can they code and judge themselves?
In the first experiment, I tested whether LLMs could act as code reviewers, asking them to define a rubric for high-quality code and then critique a…
Mar 18
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Karim Fanous
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Battle of the LLMs: Evaluating LLMs as code reviewers
A year ago, GitHub Copilot was the best AI-powered assistant a developer could get.
Mar 12
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Karim Fanous
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January 2025
Scaling engineering teams: Building career ladders
One of the most common challenges engineering leaders face as their organization grows is creating a clear, fair, and scalable career ladder.
Jan 27
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Karim Fanous
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December 2024
Why did Microsoft give GitHub Copilot away for free?
AI-powered code completion tools like Github Copilot, Tabnine, Amazon Q, cursor and codeium have been all the rage over the past year or so.
Dec 26, 2024
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Karim Fanous
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November 2024
What does it mean to be "Enterprise Ready"
In the early startup days, the first customers are often friends, family, or close professional contacts willing to take a chance on an untested…
Nov 18, 2024
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Karim Fanous
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