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LeadDev and O'Reilly report based on responses from 384 engineering professionals, covering which performance metrics leaders trust, which they avoid, and how AI has shifted the software delivery bottleneck toward review. Published October 2026.
Guide to the SPACE framework for measuring developer productivity across five dimensions: Satisfaction, Performance, Activity, Communication and Efficiency.
Gergely Orosz's blog on software engineering careers, hiring markets, and how tech companies really work.
Why I recommend it: The clearest reporting on tech hiring conditions I know of. Read it before you believe anything about the job market.
LeadDev's annual research report on how AI is reshaping engineering teams, productivity, and leadership decisions.
Why I recommend it: Useful for managers and ICs who want data, not hype, on how AI tools are actually changing engineering work.
LeadDev session on which engineering leadership skills hold their value as tooling, team structures, and AI expectations shift.
Details: Aimed at tech leads and managers, but the framing works for anyone: sort your skills into durable and disposable, then invest accordingly.
