Friday Links: Human effort, making a billion dollars, and backdoors
19 Jun 2026 #mondaylinksHey there.
Quick update: I’m about 70% through the first draft of Street-Smart Coding Manifesto. Of course, it’s a rough draft that needs editing. But I came up with 4 traits of a street-smart coder.
And as usual, here are 4.5 links I thought were worth sharing this week:
#1. If AI can do it, it’s not that special. Anyone with access to AI can do it too. But if you want human attention, demonstrate human effort (2min).
#1.5 It’s tiring talking to AIs (2min) instead of humans.
#2. Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator, shares how to make a billion dollar (10min). Not that complicated after all.
#3. If you’re looking for jobs online, be careful with this backdoor on LinkedIn job offers (5min). That’s why I always prefer referrals from friends.
#4. Next time, you’re talking about AI. Remember AI is not a person (1min).
This week, I wrote on my blog about traits of a street-smart coder (2min) and the real edge coders have in the age of AI (2min).
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See you next time,
Cesar