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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Software Testing Strategies: A Guide for Leaders

By Michelle Bowman

13 min read

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How to Migrate From AngularJS to Angular

By Sergio Correia

14 min read

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Kubernetes Architecture: What Engineering Leaders Need to Understand

By Jimmy E. Bonilla

10 min read

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How to Vet a Software Development Outsourcing Partner

By Tomislav Bacinger

15 min read

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Nearshore vs Offshore vs Onshore: Going Beyond the Cost Spreadsheet

By Tomislav Bacinger

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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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 Agent Orchestration: When a Multi-Agent Approach Actually Makes Sense

By Sean Wang

13 min read

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AI Coding Mistakes: Where AI-Generated Code Fails in Real Engineering Work

By Izcóatl Estañol

13 min read

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WordPress Security Risks Are (Mostly) a Governance Problem

By James Booth

11 min read

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From Headcount Reduction to Outcomes: A Role Architecture for AI-First Teams

By Krishna Vedula

10 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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