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Feb. 7, 2026, 11:05 a.m.

Weeknotes: 2 February to 6 February 2026

On the simplicity of technical solutions, reading code, getting context, and learning from folks documenting and sharing what they build and/or learn

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A snow covered town at night.
Davos in Winter. Davos in Snow (1923), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880-1938)

What I have found gripping

  • Keeping a technical solution simple and thinking about performance

  • Talking about code

  • Reading the code of a project I’m unfamiliar with

  • Learning more about a context

  • The generosity of folks documenting and sharing what they build and/or learn for others to learn from

What I have read

  • What 7 years as a contractor taught me about onboarding, Johnny Fekete

  • This is a post about AI, Andrea Fomera

  • A JavaScript developer's guide to Rails: ActiveRecord Fundamentals, Will Larry

  • Weeknotes 2026 W05: Slightly overhauling, Denis Defreyne

  • What AI-Assisted Coding Feels Like in Early 2026, Daniela Baron

  • AI writes code faster. Your job is still to prove it works, Addy Osmani

  • Accessibility For Everyone, Laura Kalbag

  • Newsletter WoR #69: l'IA ne résoudra pas tous vos problèmes, être humain pour éviter l'erreur humaine et des jeux, Women on Rails

  • Faire tribu, Alexia Sena in Joyeux Bazar (the newsletter)

  • Rosalind Franklin : la scientifique derrière la découverte de la structure de l’ADN, bien trop longtemps invisibilisée, Coralie Thieulin

  • 5 Ally Actions - Feb 6, 2026, Better Allies

What I have listened to

Hors-série "Parent blanc d'un enfant
racisé" #56, Joyeux Bazar

#56 [Hors-série] - Clément  :”Je me sens un peu éloigné de ces questions-là à l'égard de mes enfants” | Joyeux Bazar

Dans cet épisode percutant, Clément, sociologue et papa blanc de deux enfants métis, partage son histoire. Il aborde les défis de l'éducation dans une famille mixte, les perceptions raciales et le choix des prénoms.Clément parle du cheminement avec sa compagne Renée, métisse d'origine sénégalaise, pour déconstruire les réflexes racistes et maintenir le lien des enfants avec leurs racines culturelles.Écoutez dès maintenant sur toutes vos plateformes de streaming préférées ! Hébergé par Ausha. Vis...

Featured quote

(…) there is a tension that needs to be acknowledged: engineers are expected to produce more in less time, while remaining fully responsible for the correctness and reliability of what ships. At the same time, the cognitive load of truly understanding what has been generated hasn't gotten any easier — if anything, it can feel heavier, because the pace leaves less space to absorb and reason through the work. — Daniela Baron

Further reading and resources

In English

  • Andrea Fomera’s courses

  • Laura Kalbag’s website

In French

  • Coralie Thieulin on The Conversation

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