Helping you make practical sense of software and AI
You might work at a tech company, a bank, a financial services firm, or in healthcare, but there’s one common thread that pervades your professional circles: software. This is probably one of the 8+ hours a day that you spend using your phone or computer (check your screen time: it’s depressing). And man, software is complicated.
Ideally, we’d all love to understand how to perfectly vibe code, what an API is and how to use one, and why your laptop won’t connect to the goddamn airport WiFi. But this stuff is hard. You’ve tried googling things you don’t get, but every concept seems to require understanding another concept, and the people writing these guides aren’t very…er…engaging. That’s what Technically is for.
What’s Technically?
Technically helps you make practical sense of what’s going on in software and AI, and get smarter with the tools you use every day. Our stuff is both useful and fun to read. A few examples of the kinds of topics that you’ll be getting comfortable with:
If these questions sound interesting to you, great! You’re a nerd (kidding) and you might enjoy this newsletter.
Who you are, and why Technically will help you
Technically is aimed at working professionals who interact with software as part of their jobs, and increasingly, are building it too. Technically will help you:
Build more rigorous vibe coded apps that actually work
Speak more intelligently with your technical colleagues
Better understand the product that your company sells, and how it gets built
Identify trends in technology that are impacting your job
Date more attracti…oops sorry wrong tab
This newsletter is going to be most useful if you work at a tech company, startup, financial services firm, healthcare company, or any institution that makes heavy use of software.
Free Technically vs. Paid Technically
Technically publishes occasional free posts, usually once a month or so, that break down the basics of tech and software. But if you sign up for the paid tier, you get a bunch of extra stuff:
Full archives: access to every Technically post ever stretching back 6+ years.
Learning Tracks: organized by specific goals to teach you exactly what you need to lock in.
Access to subscriber chat and occasional Substack Live conversations.
We’re working on making the paid tier even more interesting for you with new content formats, interviews, and a lot more. If you’re not sold, just send me an email and we can hook you up with a free trial.
If you want in, it’s $8 a month or $80 a year. That, in Michael Scott’s words, is less than the price of a cup of coffee an hour.
Many paid subscribers expense Technically to their employer, either in general or as part of an education stipend / allowance. We can set you up with the appropriate paperwork to make that easy peasy.
