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<br/><br/>]]></description><link>https://andrewmurphy.io/blog/if-you-thought-the-speed-of-writing-code-was-your-problem-you-have-bigger-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SBozwGJoyazvLekAd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:32:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The AI adoption spiral]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The journey that people go on with any new tool.</p>
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