Why we take on Technical Debt?
“Technical debt” is one of those terms in the software industry that is overused to the point of becoming meaningless. It’s very common for engineers to overlook …
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Talk to each other, not just AI
Annie Vella published another insightful post that resonated with me. As an Engineering Manager, her point #3 “Colleagues stopped talking to each other. Rather than asking …
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ICs Using AI Agents Should Think Like Managers
Developers new to agentic coding are at risk of having the wrong expectations. When they try coding agents for the first time, it feels like magic. But cracks appear when AI is …
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A Manager's Guide to Keeping the Lights On
Last year I transitioned to the role of engineering manager on a complex, legacy service with a poor reliability record. As a first-time manager I found it challenging to plan a …
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