Archive - Cu(m^2)ulative

Predicting software developer productivity in the age of AI

In the dynamic world of software development, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming how we approach coding and problem-solving.

Dec 18, 2023 •

How to interview a VP of Engineering

25 questions I've been asked in previous interviews

Aug 8, 2022 •

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 •

Software 2.0 vs Software 1.0

I recently joined a series-A startup - Kheiron Medical - that is a pure-play machine learning (ML) company.

Sep 15, 2020 •

Earlyvangelists: Who are they & how to find them

In the early days of the startup phase, you will undoubtedly be concerned with validating one of your key assumptions: whether there is a strong market…

Jul 20, 2020 •

The Iceberg that sank the Snowflake?

Yesterday Snowflake released their Q4 FY 2024 earnings during which they announced that Frank Slootman is retiring.

Mar 1, 2024 •

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 •

What does a VP of Engineering do?

I have been asked this question numerous times over the 6 or so years that I have been in a VP of Engineering role.

Aug 18, 2021 •

Capitalizing R&D: What is it & its impact on software companies

No, it has nothing to do with CAPITALIZATION!

Oct 10, 2022 •

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 •

Scaling an engineering team will slow you down

I know, it's counterintuitive!

Aug 22, 2022 •

Is Github CoPilot effective?

Empirical data over a 90 day window

Jun 4, 2024 •

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