BairesDev Blog: Insights on Software Development & Tech Talent

Software Development When to Train LLMs on Your Own Data: The Spectrum of Options

Decide when to use off-the-shelf LLMs, when RAG on your data is enough, and when fine-tuning or full training is worth the cost, risk, and overhead.

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Kubernetes Architecture: What Engineering Leaders Need to Understand

By Jimmy E. Bonilla

10 min read

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Making Agentic AI Work: Lessons on Governance, Workflows, and Risks – Webinar Replay

By Bob Leibholz

8 min read

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Microservices Architecture: Core Components, Design Patterns and Tradeoffs

By Valfrid Silva

13 min read

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Engineering the Specification: How Teams Actually Write Executable Intent

By Ayman Shoukry

17 min read

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Building AI on the Data Platform: The Next Challenge for Tech Leaders is Everything Around the Model

By Bob Leibholz

10 min read

Biz & Tech - 4 in 5

4 in 5 Tech Leaders Feel Pressure to Overstate AI Progress

By Justice Erolin

11 min read

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Where Will Senior Engineers Come From in Five Years? 26 Tech Leaders Weigh in on How AI Reshapes the Path to Seniority

By Justice Erolin

7 min read

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Dev Barometer Q2 2026 – The AI Career Reset: How AI Is Rewriting the Path to a Software Engineering Career

By Rodrigo Outumuro

10 min read

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What AI is not Replacing: Durable Competencies and Technical Training in the Era of AI-Assisted Development

By Francisco Anello

10 min read

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AI Coding Best Practices: How to Use LLMs Without Lowering Standards

By Izcóatl Estañol

11 min read

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AI in Data Analytics: What It Changes, Where It Breaks, and How to Ship Safely

By Agustín Achille

14 min read

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Tableau Performance Issues: A Diagnostic Guide to Finding the Real Bottleneck

By Oscar Rincón Toro

12 min read

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Developing Clear Thinkers: What Junior Engineer Growth Looks Like Now

By Christine Richardson

13 min read

Insights - The Math Changed:

The Math Changed: How Agentic Development Is Rewriting the Rules for Engineering Leadership

By Greg Boone

9 min read

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Why Is Procurement Uniquely Positioned for AI Transformation?

By Keith McFarlane

10 min read

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