Tech hiring isn’t dead, prompt secrets, open source ChatGPT

💡 Think tech hiring is dead? Taylor Desseyn disagrees—and he’s got the track record to prove it. After helping more than 1,000 developers land roles and scaling engineering teams worldwide, Taylor shares what’s really happening in hiring, where opportunities are emerging, and how community can shape the future of work.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: Taylor is "on the ground" and neck-deep in the hiring process around the world - and this talk reflects it. It's full of useful insights and practical advice, including an excellent place to look for jobs we hadn't thought of.

The Python Software Foundation just hit pause on its grant funding for 2025—a move that could have ripple effects across the open source projects we rely on every day. Find out why the funding stopped, what it means for the Python community, and how you can help keep critical projects alive.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: Being aware of and understanding stories like this are vital to "increasing your open source IQ". It's representative of a pattern that repeats across open source.

🔥 Ever tried to squeeze a full spreadsheet into 640K of memory? Back in the DOS days, that was the job. In this final installment of our series, Paris shares how As-Easy-As was built from scratch, the wild tricks they used with Turbo Pascal and inline assembly, and what today’s developers can still learn from coding with hard limits.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: The series finale dives into the code itself, which is always fun - and extremely interesting.

Tired of scrambling through logs during incidents? Wade Moore from Observe Inc. shows how AI observability tools are turning reactive troubleshooting into proactive insights. Discover how AI Investigators, automated runbooks, and RAG can make your workflows smarter and faster.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: We love how this article and talk demonstrates how the observability market is primed for AI innovation, as well as how multi-agent orchestration and RAG promise faster incident resolution.

The secret skill every developer needs to succeed with AI today

Ready to unlock AI’s potential? Gant LaBorde shares why mastering prompt engineering and hands-on AI experimentation are game changers for developers. Don’t miss this inspiring episode!