#systems-design tag

Against cleverness

Today we are at the cusp of revolutions in artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, renewable energy, and biotechnology. Each brings extraordinary promise, but each introduces more complexity, more interdependence, and more latent pathways to failure. This elevates prudence to be critical. Good design recognizes what cannot be foreseen. It acknowledges the limits of prediction and control. It builds not merely for performance, but for recovery.

fromSubstack

1 week ago

Junior Developers in the Age of AI

Just as software finished eating the world, zero interest rates ended. Companies optimized for cash and slowed hiring. The market didn't shrink, but stopped growing at the breakneck pace we all expected. The result: a glut of entry level talent groomed for jobs that never materialized. This would explain a more competitive entry level market. But it doesn't explain the entry-level market shrinking, despite overall industry growth. In short: demand for senior talent is rising, but has fallen off a cliff for juniors.

Software development

Arts

fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine

2 months ago

'a life-giving approach is needed': doyenne studio on how feminine literacy rewires design

Feminine literacy reframes feminine as a collaborative, decentralized, empathetic design methodology shaping regenerative materials, systemic experimentation, inclusive objects, and care-focused social practices.

Careers

fromThe Pragmatic Engineer

3 months ago

Comparing interviews at 8 large tech companies

Behavioral interviews and leadership-craft assessments become decisive for Staff/Principal roles, alongside coding and systems design; processes vary significantly across Big Tech firms.

Design

fromDesign Milk

2 months ago

At The Mindcraft Project 2025, Nature Is the Ultimate Designer

The Mindcraft Exhibition 2025 translated nature's underlying systems—geometry, balance, and physics—into modular, material-driven design exploring efficiency and organic irregularity.

#feedback-loops

fromMedium

3 months ago