Willis AllsteadWriting
My thoughts on engineering, building products, and whatever else is on my mind. I also write about money on Substack.
Why Bother With Lint Rules If AI Writes your Code?
Lint used to be for making code readable and consistent. Now it's an enforceable contract between you and your coding agent, and that makes it more important, not less.
Starting From Zero When the Internet Is Full: The Slop Arms Race
Building organic traffic from scratch in 2026 is competing with a seemingly endless sea of AI-generated content for the attention of a shrinking subset of readers who actually click a link to leave their AI agent harness of choice.
Brian Armstrong's Misunderstanding of Management in a World Rapidly Adopting AI
Brian Armstrong wants managers to have 15+ direct reports at Coinbase, which demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of management in a world rapidly adopting AI.