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A significant culture shift at Google has been VPs and SVPs coding on weekends due to AI tools making coding easier.

Addy notes that AI tools have enabled senior leaders at Google to engage in coding as a weekend activity, reflecting broader cultural changes. ✦ AI generated

Addy Osmani · The Pragmatic Engineer · 2026-08-19 · original ↗

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A big culture shift at Google in the last two years has been VPs and SVPs coding on weekends. Naturally, this is because AI tools make coding much easier. During his last two years at Google, it was common for these folks to talk about their weekend side projects and tools they used to build them.

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