The True Engineer newsletter by Adlet Balzhanov: latest issues, cadence and price
by Adlet Balzhanov · Substack · Free · monthly · last issue Nov 1, 2026 · Active
Monthly 5-minute essays from a senior engineer at Big Tech. Worth every minute, imho.
Sun Nov 11 issue
Wed Sep 161 issue
Sun Aug 161 issue
Sun Jul 191 issue
Wed Jun 241 issue
Thu May 141 issue
Tue Apr 71 issue
Wed Feb 251 issue
Mon Jan 121 issue
Sun Nov 30, 20251 issue
Mon Nov 10, 20251 issue
Tue Sep 30, 20251 issue
Wed Sep 17, 20251 issue
Wed Sep 3, 20251 issue
Thu Aug 28, 20251 issue
Wed Aug 20, 20251 issue
Wed Aug 13, 20251 issue
Fri Jul 11, 20251 issue
Sun Apr 13, 20251 issue
Sun Feb 23, 20251 issue
Sat Jan 25, 20251 issue
21 issues on file since Jan 25, 2025; every one is in its own archive ↗.
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