Tech World With Milan Newsletter

What is the future of software engineering with Adam Bender, Principal Software Engineer at Google

Most of the AI coding debate is about speed.

Jul 2 • Dr Milan Milanović

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June 2026

The Trends #11: AI agents still can't build software from scratch

The Trends filter tracks tech trends: what moved, why it matters, and what to watch next.

Jun 18 • Dr Milan Milanović

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The Software Engineering Books I keep recommending

And what each one actually teaches you

Jun 4 • Dr Milan Milanović

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May 2026

Code was the smallest part of the job

After more than twenty years in the industry, I now understand things are not like I imagined, nor what some people talked about.

May 21 • Dr Milan Milanović

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How corporate politics actually work

With Ethan Evans, a former Amazon Vice President.

May 7 • Dr Milan Milanović

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April 2026

The 20 Software Engineering Laws

A field guide to why software projects fail, systems rot, and teams slow down.

Apr 23 • Dr Milan Milanović

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The Trends #10: Amazon now requires senior approval for AI-assisted code from junior and mid-level engineers

The Trends filter tracks tech trends: what moved, why it matters, and what to watch next.

Apr 9 • Dr Milan Milanović

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March 2026

Agentic code workflows with Nick Tune

Most engineers who talk about AI productivity talk in abstractions.

Mar 26 • Dr Milan Milanović

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You're Not Paid to Write Code

One thing I noticed in my engineering organizations is that when people get the problem to work on, the first step is to open the editor, create a new…

Mar 12 • Dr Milan Milanović

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February 2026

What I learned from the book Software Engineering at Google

And what you can apply from today.

Feb 26 • Dr Milan Milanović

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Learn fundamentals, not frameworks

Frameworks have a half-life of 3 years. The fundamentals behind them? Decades. Here's how to spend your learning time wisely.

Feb 12 • Dr Milan Milanović

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January 2026

You can code only 4 hours per day. Here’s why.

Most of us have felt it: after a few solid hours of coding, your brain starts shutting down.

Jan 29 • Dr Milan Milanović

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