This series is a place to collect interesting things I’ve seen, read, or heard, along with some brief thoughts (often incomplete and/or inconclusive) that they provoked.

AI Agent Lands PRs in Major OSS Projects, Targets Maintainers via Cold Outreach – socket.dev

Back in February this report landed in a security blog, and I found it fascinating. As is usual for me, it’s at the intersection of human behaviour with technological automation that the real interesting problems lie.

Talk given at Codebar Festival.

If you wish to see my slides in their full glory, they are available on Slideshare.

Last week I went to a jobs event, recruiting for my company. I was there on my own, and recruiting is a pretty new experience for me, so I was kinda excited about it. The attendees were a mix of graduates, bootcampers, and a few more senior developers, but mostly the crowd were looking for their first or second job. I enjoy going out and talking to people about their experiences with software – I think breadth of knowledge is really valuable – so I found it interesting seeing what other people are looking for in a job. I’ve only ever had one; maybe I’ve aimed for all the wrong things!