The Engineering Wisdom
Rakia Ben SassiI break down architecture decisions, AI-assisted development, and the real-world engineering wisdom they don't teach in tutorials. This isn't beginner content. It's for working engineers who want depth, perspective, and clarity.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 174 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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Every company already knows what a great engineer costs. Every company already knows what a missed deadline costs. Almost none of them have ever calculated what a bad leader costs — and that gap is quietly bankrupting good teams everywhere....
The Message I Never Sent
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Building a Production CLI AI Agent with LangGraph
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If 200 People Struggle With the Same Thing, It's Not 200 People With the Same Flaw
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You’ve seen this door before.
It has a handle. Everyone pulls it. Everyone fails. The sign says push, but it’s taped at eye level where nobody looks.
Hundreds of people walk through that door every year. H...
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Senior Software Engineer • Google Developer Expert • Speaker • Tech Instructor & Content Creator • 2 decades in tech. I break down the real-world engineering wisdom they don’t teach in tutorials for engineers looking for depth over hype.
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