Reading list for being a better engineer?

Who wants to be hired? (January 2026)

Who is hiring? (January 2026)

What did you learn in 2025?

Books Should Update as Software

Expository/Succinct Books on Modern Physics

Tell HN: Happy New Year

Is This Unix V4?

Tell HN: I'm having the worst career winter of my life

Where else do you keep up-to-date?

How to use AI to augment learning without losing critical thinking skills?

Why Can't We Make Approved Building Plans Reusable?

How to Disable Copilot in Office365?

When do we expose "Humans as Tools" so LLM agents can call us on demand?

Loneliness at 19, how to cope?

Is there any way to lock apps on iPhone?

How did you learn to code?

I optimised my vibe coding tech stack cost to $0

iOS: Apps persist data after full deletion

Any example of successful vibe-coded product?

Security breaks during partial failures – design notes from distributed systems

What are you working on? (Jan 2026)

Does reading HN make you happy?

What is the best microVMs for AI agents?

How to do a Personal Cybersecurity audit

How Are You Handling Auth in 2026?

I write and ship code ~20–50x faster than I did 5 years ago

What do you plan to read in 2026?