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New comment by robin64 in "Why senior developers fail to communicate their expertise"

robin64 — Wed, 13 May 2026 04:25:59 +0000

I enjoyed reading this, and I agree with the underlying message: communicating better with our audience.

I think the framing started in the right path and then took a slightly wrong turn.

Both loops presented benefit from being tighter, faster. One to take a system to a “stable” (maintainable) setpoint quickly. The other to handle uncertainty.

And the additional insight about splitting the systems to better adapt to AI… we’ve described spikes for years, well before AI went mainstream.

New comment by robin64 in "Why senior developers fail to communicate their expertise"

robin64 — Wed, 13 May 2026 04:25:44 +0000

I enjoyed reading this, and I agree with the underlying message: communicating better with our audience.

I think the framing started in the right path and then took a slightly wrong turn.

Both loops presented benefit from being tighter, faster. One to take a system to a “stable” (maintainable) setpoint quickly. The other to handle uncertainty.

And the additional insight about splitting the systems to better adapt to AI… we’ve described spikes for years, well before AI went mainstream