A software engineer's blog covering software design, architecture, domain-driven design and distributed systems, with posts on keeping domain models rich and on message design in event-driven systems. The excerpts are short and mostly introductions, so the depth of individual posts is only partly visible.
Website: https://frankdejonge.nl
Kent Beck writes about software design, testing and programming technique, framed as ways to improve human relationships among developers. Issues mix practical refactoring and testing advice with reflections on working with AI coding tools.
Ryan Singer, author of Shape Up, shares practical guidance on defining software before hiring developers, separating framing (choosing work and getting buy-in) from shaping (specifying mechanics for building). Issues include a primer on documenting business logic and a real-world end-to-end Shape Up case study.
Stale Plastic is a personal essay newsletter with first-person reflections on technology, corporate responsibility and everyday digital life, including a critique of Meta's leadership and a detailed account of using Tesla's Full Self-Driving. Each issue pairs a clear argumentative thread with concrete anecdotes and cultural references.
Amid Insights is an essay newsletter on how AI is changing B2B buying, software design and marketing, arguing that agentic commerce, generated prototypes and AI search reshape how value is judged. Readers get analytical, opinionated pieces aimed at executives and product and marketing leaders who want to understand these shifts before they reach their own businesses.
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