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Engineering Leadership

By Gregor Ojstersek

Weekly newsletter for becoming a great engineering leader.

The Generalist

By Mario Gabriele

The people, companies, and technologies shaping the future.

Mario combines incredibly compelling writing with amazing insights about tech and business. It's a unique mix that you can't find anywhere else.

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Software Design: Tidy First?

By Kent Beck

Software design is an exercise in human relationships. So are all the other techniques we use to develop software. How can we geeks get better at technique as one way of getting better at relationships?

The System Design Newsletter

By Neo Kim

Download my system design playbook on newsletter signup for FREE

TheSequence

By Jesus Rodriguez

The best source to stay up-to-date with the developments in the machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science world. Trusted by 165,000 professionals from the main AI labs, universities, and enterprises

High Growth Engineer

By Jordan Cutler

Grow faster in your software engineering career with actionable tips you can use right away.

Dev Interrupted

Software is changing. Explore AI-native development and timeless engineering principles on our twice-weekly show. Stay ahead of the craft. Subscribe now.

The Developing Dev

By Ryan Peterman

Brief posts to help you accelerate your software engineering career, written by a Staff Software Engineer @ Instagram

The Caring Techie Newsletter

By Irina Stanescu

The skills you need to turn your potential into performance in Tech. Lessons from Google, Uber, and startups.

Behind the Craft

By Peter Yang

Extremely practical AI tutorials and interviews for busy people. Get my free AI learning path when you sign up.

Exponential View

By Azeem Azhar

"One of the best for understanding how tech can solve our biggest problems and shape our society." — Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify

The VC Corner

By Ruben Dominguez

The VC Corner is where founders stay ahead: sharp news, fundraising strategies, battle-tested playbooks, and the tools to grow.

Dev Shorts

By Aravind Putrevu

A newsletter about developers and open source

Hybrid Hacker

By Luca Rossi

Spot the best 5 articles to read in tech, for free, every week. Trusted by 45K+ engineers and managers!

Wes Kao's Newsletter

A bi-weekly newsletter on managing up, executive communication, and standing out as a high-performer. Written by an a16z-backed founder.

Product Growth

By Aakash Gupta

Deep dives into succeeding as a PM, product leadership, and how to get your next PM job.

Tech World With Milan Newsletter

By Dr Milan Milanović

Practical insights on engineering judgment, software architecture, and AI for ambitious software engineers. Trusted by engineers at Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.

Milan has a knack for taking complex concepts about leadership and software engineering, and making them simple with clear writing and illustrations. Recommended!

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Work3 - The Future of Work

By Matteo Cellini and Andy Spence

Weekly news, practical guides and features to prepare for the future of work.

Technically

By Justin

Technically makes practical sense of software + AI, so you can vibe code like you've got a CS degree.