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The Real AI Advantage
It's the tighter inspect-and-adapt loop.
May 12 • Allen Holub
Value Is Not Proportional to Quantity
One of the dysfunctions that AI amplifies is the software industry's obsession on output.
May 10 • Allen Holub
Software Development is Dancing
Software development is a dance.
May 8 • Allen Holub
AI Uncovers A Company's Real Priorities
This is something of a rant, so…sorry.
May 8 • Allen Holub
AI Is Dumbing Us Down! (Not)
It's not cheating to use an AI, it's inevitable. Deal with it.
May 5 • Allen Holub
Use Cases And Stories Are Different Things
What's the difference between a use case and a user story?
May 4 • Allen Holub
Tests Are Part Of Your Architecture
To me, tests are part of your system and its architecture, not a separate thing that's tacked on as an afterthought.
May 3 • Allen Holub

April 2026

Fixed Scope And A Deadline Is Grift, Not A Way To Work.
The iron triangle (time, cost, scope) has been around for at least 40 years.
Apr 24 • Allen Holub
Behind Schedule And Scope Creep
Two failed notions.
Apr 22 • Allen Holub

March 2026

AI Makes Agile Irrelevant!
Here's what to do instead!
Mar 27 • Allen Holub
Embrace Fuzziness
It's the guardrails, stupid.
Mar 12 • Allen Holub
Business 101: Back-of-the-napkin Calculations
Your cost is way higher than your salary
Mar 10 • Allen Holub
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