September 2022 - Interesting reads

Read

• Stable Diffusion is a really big deal & The Illustrated Stable Diffusion The past couple weeks has been all about Stable Diffusion but what is it and how it actually works?
• How to interview a VP of Engineering Karim goes about some questions they've been asked during VP interviews and how they answered some of them
• What is Amazon? Its amalgamation of businesses don’t seem to make sense. It lacks a cohesive product strategy. It defies norms of focus yet it executes faster than seems possible for an entity of its size, let alone scope. What actually is Amazon?
• The self-fulfilling prophecy of React React does what it does well, but it doesn’t do anything better than other frameworks.
• What Tech Leaders Really Think About Remote, the Downturn, and the Great Resignation A survey on tech leaders and their biggest future-of-work challenges.

Listen

• Building Reflect at sea More than the product the guest is speaking about I found very interesting his experience on how to build software from a boat while sailing around the world.
• What Business Leaders Should Know Now About the Metaverse What's the metaverse? How can a business think today about strategies for it?
• Nick hates making people cry, but… Some good advice on how to prepare for software interviews
• How free solo climber Alex Honnold faces fear Alex opens up about how he regulates his emotions when he’s hanging on by just a few fingers, what still scares him, and how he stays motivated to pursue ambitious goals.
• Stable Diffusion breaks the internet Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, and the impact of AI generated art: the technical, the innovation, the future and possibilities, the ethical and the moral.

Bonus

The Re-Org Rag (I'm My Own VP)