I recommend Marc's Outlook on Productivity, a specialized blog covering productivity software and tools. It provides useful perspectives on managing workflows and using software to enhance personal efficiency and organizational systems.
I use variwide charts to visualize productivity gains and product profitability across different hubs. By mapping efficiency to height and volume to width, these charts reveal total impact and potential improvements that standard bar charts miss.
Review essential truths and myths of software development, including the 28x productivity gap, the high cost of maintenance, and why software estimation often fails due to poor timing and incorrect stakeholders.
I recommend Joel Spolsky's writing on software development, specifically his insight that good software takes ten years. It is a foundational read for understanding the long-term dedication and refinement required to build successful products.
Software is shifting from fixed reusable tools toward agent-driven execution, where coding agents increasingly become the interface through which software is created and operated.
I’m highlighting Dan Bricklin's insights on creating software that could last 200 years. The focus is on ensuring data longevity through open standards, simplicity, and decoupling information from the specific tools used to create it.