Wednesday Wisdom

Jos Visser

This podcast comes down to me reading articles from my article series "Wednesday Wisdom" which is available on Substack at josvisser.substack.com.

  1. Security is not just a feeling

    6 dgn geleden

    Security is not just a feeling

    Or maybe: Security is more than a feeling. I couldn't quite decide on the title. There seems to be a pervasive idea that you do not have to "be technical" in order to qualify for many security-related roles. Personally I think that if you are working on dealing with attacks from computers on computers, it might be helpful if you understand how computers work. Health and safety warning: More rant than wisdom in this week's article and perhaps too many references to IBM mainframes. https://josvisser.substack.com/p/security-is-not-just-a-feeling

    10 min.
  2. How to start a remote SRE team

    17 jun

    How to start a remote SRE team

    When you are done with late nights and answering pages at night, a remote sister team is usually the way to go. This week's Wednesday Wisdom explains how to start such a remote team and why Kazakhstan is not a great location for that. Warning: Contains strong language and children should only watch/listen under adult supervision.

    14 min.
  3. On writing interview feedback

    10 jun

    On writing interview feedback

    Hiring is still a thing. Unfortunately, I still see a lot of terrible interview feedback. In the age of ChatGPT, there really is no reason anymore to write bad interview feedback, provided that you put a little bit of effort in keeping good notes during the interview. Throw the notes, the job description, the candidate's resume, and the question rubric into ChatGPT and it will write the feedback for you. https://josvisser.substack.com/p/on-writing-interview-feedback

    13 min.
  4. A possible future of software engineering

    3 jun

    A possible future of software engineering

    AI coding tools are changing software engineering, but not in the simple “everyone gets replaced” way the headlines suggest. The real story is messier: more productive senior engineers, fewer easy entry-level paths, shifting salaries, more software getting built, and a profession trying to figure out where its next generation will come from. This week’s Wednesday Wisdom looks at what AI coding tools actually mean for software engineers — and why the future is neither doom nor hype. https://josvisser.substack.com/p/a-possible-future-of-software-engineering

    18 min.

  5. 27 mei

    A tiny history of software engineering

    NOTE: Because of a mistake, this episode has been posted out of order and was supposed to be published on 5/20/2026. It should be listened to before the episode on 5/27/2026 called: Coding with AI tools is still hard. Apologies for the confusion. https://josvisser.substack.com/p/a-tiny-history-of-software-engineering

    13 min.
  6. Coding with AI tools is still hard

    27 mei

    Coding with AI tools is still hard

    AI coding tools excel at the part of software development that was never really a problem to begin with: Typing in the statements. Because of this, coding with AI tools is still hard. https://josvisser.substack.com/p/coding-with-ai-tools-is-still-hard

    15 min.
  7. The whooshing sound of deadlines

    13 mei

    The whooshing sound of deadlines

    Welcome to this week's Wednesday Wisdom, in which we cover a reader question on how to deal with managers who insist on "accurate ETAs" for software development projects. Obviously, no software project in the history of time has ever been delivered according to a pre-established immutable plan and there is no more common sound in software than the sound of a deadline, whooshing by. But how to convince your manager of that?

    12 min.
  8. The anxiety factory

    6 mei

    The anxiety factory

    Many startups are anxiety factories. But why? There are the obvious reasons, but there is one that is often overlooked. Find out how that works in this week's Wednesday Wisdom article. https://josvisser.substack.com/p/the-anxiety-factory

    14 min.
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This podcast comes down to me reading articles from my article series "Wednesday Wisdom" which is available on Substack at josvisser.substack.com.

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  • Maker
    Jos Visser
  • Jaren actief
    2024 - 2026
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    81
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