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Bitsy

Real-world experience distilled into actionable insights for software engineers aspiring to get the most out of their careers – once a week.

By Akos Komuves

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Leetcode is Unavoidable so Make It Count

Do some Leetcode. Not too much, not too little. Use it freely to explore new languages, because you'll learn the basics of variables, control flow, and…

Oct 20, 2024•Akos Komuves

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I Tried to One-Shot My Entire Sprint With AI and Failed

Why Agentic Coding Is So Difficult in an Enterprise

Jun 13•Akos Komuves

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How to Give AI Agents Safe Access to Your Production Database

This boring fix is older than agentic coding

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Cursor Made Agentic Coding WYSIWYG

Hi Friends,

May 26•Akos Komuves

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Why I Cancelled My Claude Code and ChatGPT Pro Subscriptions (for Side Projects)

Last week I posted a simple tweet and it exploded (300k+ views).

May 10•Akos Komuves

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Power Plants and Steam Engines: How SDKs Will Solve the Compute Crisis

I found two technologies that fight both model lock-in and the growing infra crisis.

May 6•Akos Komuves

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I don't know — but here's how I'd find out

Why defensiveness isn't seniority — and what to say instead.

Apr 26•Akos Komuves

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How to write coding agent teams that actually work

Four design choices behind a code-review team that ships useful feedback.

Apr 19•Akos Komuves

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Nothing Failed. That’s the Problem.

Your agent optimizes for green, not for truth.

Apr 11•Akos Komuves

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Your AI Tests Are Probably Useless

How to write better tests with coding agents

Apr 4•Akos Komuves

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Bitsy
Real-world experience distilled into actionable insights for software engineers aspiring to get the most out of their careers – once a week.