Category: AI, Software Engineering, Reading Lists

This GitHub repository contains a 2026 working list of long-form blogs and newsletters worth following for AI and software professionals. The list is organized by lens — technical, applied, engineering, and strategy — and includes recommendations from Simon Willison (near-daily ground truth on model releases), Sebastian Raschka's Ahead of AI (monthly architecture deep-dives), Nathan Lambert's Interconnects (open models and post-training), Gergely Orosz's Pragmatic Engineer (engineering organization reporting), and Ben Thompson's Stratechery (daily strategy analysis). The document also notes which previously canonical sources have gone dormant, helping readers avoid wasting time on inactive sites.

The list is particularly valuable because it goes beyond simple recommendations and explains what to drop and why. It tracks the consolidation of output around a smaller set of practitioner-writers and provides citations for further reading. For developers, AI engineers, and technical leaders who want to stay informed without drowning in low-signal content, this curated reading list offers a high-quality starting point for building a focused information diet.