Jono Herrington

Engineering leader. Still an engineer. 15+ years building platforms and the teams behind them. Writing about the patterns teams feel but haven't named yet. More at jonoherrington.com

Joined on Mar 18, 2026

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Jono Herrington

Apr 28

Most People Use AI Like Google. That's Why It Sucks.

#ai #leadership

3 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 27

You're Great at Writing Code. That's the Problem.

#discuss #ai #leadership

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 26

Tech Debt Didn't Start with AI

#discuss #ai #programming #leadership

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 25

AI Is Becoming Infrastructure

#ai #leadership

4 min read

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OpenClaw Challenge Submission 🦞

Jono Herrington

Apr 24

I Run My AI Content Pipeline on a $20 VPS (Because My $200 PC Crashed)

#devchallenge #openclawchallenge

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 24

AI Needs Curriculum, Not Better Prompts

#ai #leadership #productivity

4 min read

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Less scrutiny for complex code changes

Jono Herrington

Apr 23

The Math Doesn't Work

#discuss #webdev #ai #programming

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 22

My Junior Can Explain It. My Senior Can Defend It. The AI Just... Did It.

#discuss #ai #leadership #productivity

4 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 21

I Stopped Trying to Focus

#ai #productivity #mentalhealth #leadership

4 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 20

Writing Code Was Never the Hard Part

#discuss #ai #leadership #systemsthinking

4 min read

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Transitioning from VS Code to AI-first tools

Jono Herrington

Apr 19

AI Masters vs Everyone Else

#ai #leadership

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 18

AI Isn't a Crutch for Bad Developers ... It's the Unlock for Neurodivergent Ones

#ai #mentalhealth #productivity #leadership

7 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 17

Everyone's Using AI. No One Agrees How.

#discuss #leadership

4 min read

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The trap of polished-looking output

Jono Herrington

Apr 16

AI Doesn't Fix Weak Engineering. It Just Speeds It Up.

#discuss #ai #leadership

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5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 15

AI Isn't 10x-ing Your Team. Your Execs' Imagination Is.

#discuss #ai #leadership #productivity

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 13

AI Isn't Killing Your Hiring. Your Double Standard Is.

#ai #webdev #leadership #career

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 12

The Spark Is Leaving Before the Code Breaks

#career

4 min read

Jono Herrington

Apr 11

The System Went Down

#ai

6 min read

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The erosion of technical decision context

Jono Herrington

Apr 10

When AI Makes You Forget How to Code

#discuss #ai #leadership

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 9

Hope Is Not a Flight Plan

#leadership #ai #webdev #programming

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 7

Build the System, Not the Prompt

#ai #leadership

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 6

AI Multiplies What You Already Have

#ai #leadership

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 3

The Mandate Had No Return Address

#ai #leadership

6 min read

Jono Herrington

Apr 2

When You Push for 3x

#leadership

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 1

Your AI Rollout Didn't Create Inconsistency. It Revealed It.

#ai #leadership #architecture

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 31

Your Code Is Moving. Your Judgment Is Not.

#leadership

6 min read

Jono Herrington

Mar 30

The Atrophy Problem

#discuss #ai #leadership

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 29

Engineering Is a Team Sport. Your Incentives Aren't.

#discuss #leadership

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 28

AI Is Shipping Your Blind Spots

#ai #leadership #productivity

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 27

Velocity Is Up. Ask Why Your Team Is So Quiet.

#leadership #ai #teamhealth #sustainability

7 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 26

Your Best Engineers Are Tired

#ai #productivity #leadership #mentalhealth

5 min read

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Examines how teams hide behind AI models

Jono Herrington

Mar 25

AI Didn't Break Your Culture. It Exposed It.

#ai #webdev #leadership #programming

6 min read

Jono Herrington

Mar 24

Get in the Dirt

#ai

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 24

How to Write Architecture Decision Records That Actually Get Used

#discuss #architecture #webdev #programming

11 min read

Jono Herrington

Mar 23

Most Technical Debt Isn't Technical Debt

#webdev #leadership #programming #architecture

7 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 23

Jargon Doesn't Make You Senior

#discuss #webdev #leadership

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 22

Your Team Is Performing for You

#discuss #webdev #leadership #productivity

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 21

I Added a Meeting to Feel Like a Leader

#engineering #leadership #meetings #incidents

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 20

You Stopped Growing Two Years Ago

#engineering #career #leadership #growth

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 19

Just Move Into Management

#engineering #leadership #career #management

7 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 19

You're Too Critical to Move Teams

#engineering #leadership #career #retention

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 18

Golden Handcuffs Don't Feel Like Handcuffs

#engineering #leadership #career #burnout

6 min read