# LinearB Blog | Insights and Best Practices for Software Engineering Leaders

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# Blog

[![Cover image for LinkedIn is building durable AI infrastructure for continuous adaptation](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Blog_Linked_In_Durable_AI_infrastructure_2400x1256_5acfcaef08?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/blog/linkedin-karthik-ramgopal-durable-ai-infrastructure-agent-memory)

AI

[LinkedIn is building durable AI infrastructure for continuous adaptation](https://linearb.io/blog/linkedin-karthik-ramgopal-durable-ai-infrastructure-agent-memory)

LinkedIn’s Karthik Ramgopal outlines how to architect durable AI infrastructure that outlasts changing vendors. Discover LinkedIn's multi-layered procedural...

[![Cover image for Observability makes agentic engineering reliable](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Blog_Observability_agentic_engineering_reliable_2400x1256_a6299d27be?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/blog/honeycombs-christine-yen-why-observability-makes-ai-agents-reliable)

AI

[Observability makes agentic engineering reliable](https://linearb.io/blog/honeycombs-christine-yen-why-observability-makes-ai-agents-reliable)

Honeycomb CEO Christine Yen joins the show to explain why non-deterministic AI agents turn observability into a critical software engineering data layer....

[![Cover image for Building on DORA: What the 2025 AI Capabilities Model tells us about measuring engineering efficiency](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/unnamed_1_0036e64ffd?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/blog/dora-ai-capabilities-model-engineering-efficiency-apex-framework)

AI

[Building on DORA: What the 2025 AI Capabilities Model tells us about measuring engineering efficiency](https://linearb.io/blog/dora-ai-capabilities-model-engineering-efficiency-apex-framework)

Andrew Zigler breaks down DORA's latest capabilities model and ROI research to redefine engineering efficiency for the AI era. Discover why AI acts as a system...

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[![Cover image for Code generation is faster than ever, but shipping value isn't](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Blog_AI_code_review_bottleneck_2400x1256_d73333ea46?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/blog/code-generation-faster-shipping-isnt)

DevEx

[Code generation is faster than ever, but shipping value isn't](https://linearb.io/blog/code-generation-faster-shipping-isnt)

Your team writes more code than ever, but less reaches production. AI moved the bottleneck to code review. Here's how to measure it and unblock your pipeline. 

[![Cover image for Google is rebuilding Android development for humans and agents](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Blog_Google_is_rebuilding_2400x1256_81f2eecd64?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/blog/google-android-17-rebuilding-development-humans-agents)

AI

[Google is rebuilding Android development for humans and agents](https://linearb.io/blog/google-android-17-rebuilding-development-humans-agents)

Google VP Matthew McCullough reveals how Android 17 is rebuilding mobile development for a dual-mode future of humans and autonomous agents. Learn how composabl...

[![Cover image for Harness engineering separates working data agents from AI hype](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Blog_Harness_engineering_2400x1256_d312afd0d9?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/blog/bryan-bischof-theory-ventures-harness-engineering-data-agents)

AI

[Harness engineering separates working data agents from AI hype](https://linearb.io/blog/bryan-bischof-theory-ventures-harness-engineering-data-agents)

Theory Venture’s Bryan Bischof reveals why harness engineering, not prompt optimization, determines if data agents succeed and learn how to design systems for...

## Most popular

[Developer Experience Quantified: The Impact on Productivity](https://linearb.io/blog/developer-experience-quantified)

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[What is Developer Productivity and How to Measure It](https://linearb.io/blog/developer-productivity)

[](https://linearb.io/blog/developer-productivity)

[What are DORA Metrics and How to Unlock Elite Engineering Performance](https://linearb.io/blog/dora-metrics)

[](https://linearb.io/blog/dora-metrics)

[![Cover image for Inference engineering delivers production-grade AI at scale](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Blog_Inference_engineering_delivers_2400x1256_fc38bbc40a?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/blog/inference-engineering-baseten-philip-kiely-production-ai)

AI

[Inference engineering delivers production-grade AI at scale](https://linearb.io/blog/inference-engineering-baseten-philip-kiely-production-ai)

Baseten’s Philip Kiely outlines why Inference Engineering has emerged as a critical production discipline. Discover how to optimize the AI stack—from GPU specs...

[![Cover image for Intrinsic is making software-defined robotics production-ready](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Blog_Google_Software_defined_robotics_2400x1256_e5bc18cb8e?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/blog/google-intrinsic-brian-gerkey-software-defined-robotics)

AI

[Intrinsic is making software-defined robotics production-ready](https://linearb.io/blog/google-intrinsic-brian-gerkey-software-defined-robotics)

Intrinsic CTO Brian Gerkey reveals how Google is turning industrial robots into software-defined resources. Discover how the shift from rigid automation to...

[![Cover image for State-of-the-art coding agents no longer require industrial-scale resources](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Blog_State_of_the_art_coding_agents_75d6c7ca71?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/blog/tim-dettmers-ai2-sera-model-specialization-vs-scale)

AI

[State-of-the-art coding agents no longer require industrial-scale resources](https://linearb.io/blog/tim-dettmers-ai2-sera-model-specialization-vs-scale)

Ai2’s Tim Dettmers reveals how the SERA model matched frontier performance with minimal resources, proving that small teams can out-specialize tech giants by...

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