The bottleneck AI just moved
Generative AI makes writing code faster. That speeds up a step that was rarely the constraint, while piling pressure on the ones that always were.
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Leadership
Leading engineers and teams. Culture, psychological safety, communication, decision-making, and the long human work of management.
Why AI speed won't save your system
AI accelerates code creation, but engineering still depends on clarity and judgment. Without taste and good feedback loops, speed compounds the debt.
You can't threaten your way to effective engineering
Effective systems are engineered through sound judgment and deliberate decisions. Fear undermines both at the root.
Your org chart might be your biggest architectural constraint
Architecture mirrors how your teams communicate, not how the wiki diagrams say it should. To change the system, change the org chart first.
The $2M bug that wasn't in the code
A $2M failure no code review would catch. Organizational Behavior is the science of why most projects fail in the human system, not the technical one.
The Remote Engineer's Playbook: From Digital Dojo to Virtual Team Building
Mastering the skills to succeed in remote work without missing a beat in the office
The Inverted Pyramid of Problem-Solving
Scaling the Heights of Impact: A guide for software engineers and the leads who inspire them
Breaking the Curse of Knowledge: Clear communication in a world overflowing with insights
Unraveling the art of making complexity understandable
The Prisoner's Dilemma
How self-interest can undermine a group's outcome
Interview with John Papa at Voxxed Days Athens
A motivational discussion with wonderful career advice for technology professionals
10 indicators that your tech culture is broken (and what you can do about it)
spoiler: DevOps to the rescue
NIH: Reinventing the wheel is immoral
The Not Invented Here syndrome is a disease for the software industry. Learn how to spot it and prevent it.
The worst mistake of many software startups
Is it all about fast results? What's your true role as an engineer?
Which is more valuable: Good ideas or good people?
Why are we so confused about this?
The Surgeon and the Deadline
Another metaphor about professionalism in software development
The Doctor and the Demanding Patient
A metaphor about professionalism in software development
Become a better software developer by bursting the Bubble of Ego
I must admit that I used to be a bit territorial about my code, but not anymore, and let me tell you why.