Tag: software-engineering
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Product Engineers
- Product Engineers don't measure success by tickets closed or code merged they're focused on outcomes. This mindset is the real multiplier for teams that consistently deliver customer value.
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Build vs Buy vs Run
- Self-hosting open-source tools sits between building and buying. Sometimes it's the right call, if you respect the operational cost.
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Reconsidering Tech Debt
- There's a phrase I've grown wary of over the years: tech debt. It shows up in all kinds of conversations, often spoken as a half-apology, half-warning. The metaphor is sticky,...
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Choose Boring Tech
- This isn't new advice, but some reminders deserve another run: choose boring tech if you're in the business of product engineering.
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From Scepticism to Collaboration with LLMs
- Modern LLMs are reshaping software practice, for better or worse. I began doubtful over the promise of instant productivity with these tools, but over time I've arrived at a surprising...
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Doing Leveraged Work
- For Staff and Principal Engineers, the goal is to identify and deliver leveraged work, efforts that multiply both throughput and quality across the organisation.