2 Nov 2025
LLMs don't solve design-to-code.
On #TechLeadJournal 236, Honey Mittal @HoneyMittal07, CEO of @locofy_ai, introduces Large Design Models (LDMs) - a different AI architecture based on "visual understanding of designs." #AI #LDM
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/hi6cP_lorhk?si=CPQ4ā¦
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28 Oct 2025
"LLMs are bad at understanding Figma." š²
On #TechLeadJournal, @Locofy_ai CEO Honey Mittal @HoneyMittal07, explains why they built "Large Design Models" (LDMs) to cut front-end dev time by 70-80%.
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/hi6cP_lorhk?si=CPQ4ā¦
#AI #Figma
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25 Oct 2025
The #1 rule for system design interviews from Zhiyong Tan on #TechLeadJournal 176:
"It is all about trade-offs... It is not about perfection." Show your ability to communicate them clearly.
Watch: youtu.be/XvJpTEz2kqA?si=VA-3ā¦
Notes: techleadjournal.dev/episodesā¦
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24 Oct 2025
Have we gone too far in avoiding over-design?
On #TechLeadJournal 177, Mauricio Aniche argues that today, "we are under-designing things more than over-designing things."
Watch here: youtu.be/PnhfjCzkDnE?si=v8cEā¦
Notes: techleadjournal.dev/episodesā¦
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23 Oct 2025
Start with a monolith for your MVP?
On #TechLeadJournal 187, Richard Rodger agrees, but with one rule: build it from a component-based model so you don't have to rewrite it later.
Watch: youtu.be/X8h3Jz_NSHo?si=Jq3Xā¦
Notes: techleadjournal.dev/episodesā¦
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22 Oct 2025
On #TechLeadJournal 188, Vladik Khononov on the 3 dimensions of coupling.
Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/putVo8yYtuQ?si=GUzpā¦
Show Notes: techleadjournal.dev/episodesā¦
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21 Oct 2025
Two key practices for evolutionary architecture, from Rebecca Parsons on #TechLeadJournal 201:
The discipline of Continuous Delivery.
Evolutionary database design and refactoring.
Watch: youtu.be/HeZWJ1K3qR0?si=sz-jā¦
Show notes: techleadjournal.dev/episodesā¦
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20 Oct 2025
What made Hibernate one of the most successful projects in Java history?
In this clip, creator Gavin King explains the keys to its success.
From Tech Lead Journal episode #232.
ā¤· Watch the full episode on: techleadjournal.dev/episodesā¦
#TechLeadJournal #GavinKing #Hibernate #Java
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19 Oct 2025
On #TechLeadJournal 235, Simon Wardley @swardley's controversial take:
"Testing is an engineering subject. Development is a craft," because we don't use contextual tools like other engineering fields.
Watch Here: youtu.be/PFt-aHqapnU?si=Kj7wā¦
Show Notes: techleadjournal.dev/episodesā¦
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28 Sep 2025
The most time-consuming part of development isn't writing code. It's "waiting for the test to run."
On #TechLeadJournal 232, Gavin King on why this is the #1 bottleneck and a core argument for type safety.
From Tech Lead Journal, episode #232.
ā¤· Watch: youtu.be/v5leZRceMuM?featureā¦
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27 Sep 2025
A call for conviction from Gavin King on #TechLeadJournal 232:
"You can be right and everyone can be wrong." As long as you have good reason and understand your system, trust your intuition.
The full episode is out now!
ā¤· Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/v5leZRceMuM?featureā¦
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24 Sep 2025
"Architecture is something that has to emerge naturally from the code."
A powerful philosophy from Hibernate creator Gavin King @1ovthafew on #TechLeadJournal 232.
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/v5leZRceMuM?featureā¦
Read Show Notes: techleadjournal.dev/episodesā¦
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23 Sep 2025
What if one of your mistakes cost billions in lost productivity?
An incredible story revealed from Hibernate creator Gavin King @1ovthafew on the new #TechLeadJournal, where he also shares the origin story of Hibernate.
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/TJDs7-5LqHM?featureā¦
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22 Sep 2025
Why do devs hate ORM?
Hear from the creator of Hibernate, Gavin King @1ovthafew, on #TechLeadJournal 232.
Get the Hibernate origin story & the #1 mistake that made people hate ORM.
Premieres TONIGHT, Sep 22 @ 8PM GMT 8.
Watch full episode: youtu.be/v5leZRceMuM?si=xIt6ā¦
#Java #ORM
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15 Sep 2025
A great talk is just a byproduct of your real work.
On #TechLeadJournal 180, Kelsey Hightower's advice: focus on doing the work, and then share the "aha moment" you found along the way. #KelseyHightower
Watch the full episode: techleadjournal.dev/episodesā¦
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5 Sep 2025
"Make your code changes small."
On #TechLeadJournal 231, Greg Foster on why this leads to faster reviews and "feedback per line of code... is so much higher." #CodeReview
Listen on the website and read the show notes: techleadjournal.dev/episodesā¦
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31 Aug 2025
A powerful learning loop from Emily Bache on #TechLeadJournal Episode 230:
Use "Learning Hours" to practice skills, then "Ensemble" to apply them to your team's production code. #Agile
Learn more: youtu.be/w2absqsIepI?featureā¦
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31 Aug 2025
"Learning is part of your work."
On #TechLeadJournal 230, Emily Bache @emilybache on why orgs must schedule learning time & not expect devs to learn only on nights & weekends.
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/w2absqsIepI?featureā¦
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30 Aug 2025
The benefit of a "learning hour"?
You can "practice it in a simpler environment, where you can repeat it and start to get fluency with it."
Emily Bache on #TechLeadJournal 230.
Learn more: youtu.be/w2absqsIepI?featureā¦
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30 Aug 2025
Warning from Emily Bache on #TechLeadJournal Episode 230:
"AI tools are very bad at refactoring. They introduce bugs."
Her advice: use the reliable, deterministic tools you already have!
Learn more: youtu.be/w2absqsIepI?featureā¦
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