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I’ve been noticing more political content and engagement on LinkedIn lately. While I understand we’re living through complex times both in Israel and globally, and people naturally want to share their perspectives, I wanted to offer a gentle reminder about the potential professional risks. When recruiters and hiring managers review your profile, they inevitably see your activity—including political posts you’ve liked or shared. Even the most professional individuals can be unconsciously influenced by views that differ from their own. This bias might affect their perception of you as a candidate, even if they’d never admit it to themselves. ...

I may not be the smartest person in the room, but after working closely with Claude and ChatGPT over the past few months, I want to share some observations. AI won’t replace programmers—at least not anytime soon. For AI to truly replace programmers, one of two conditions must be met: Accept that our codebases will eventually become completely unreadable to humans. Once no human can maintain the code, all bugs must be fixed by AI. Inevitably, the AI will encounter a bug it can’t solve, and we’ll need human programmers to refactor and essentially rewrite everything from scratch. ...

You know what the biggest appreciation for an employee is? It’s not a title, not a good review, and not even a salary raise. The best appreciation comes when your old teammates or managers call you to join them at their new company. When there are no company rules involved, no need to be nice just to keep good work relationships—when your former manager needs to hire someone and remembers you, decides to message or call you to join their new team. ...