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I. M. Wright’s “Hard Code”

An opinion column for developers. Brutally honest, no pulled punches.

Episodes

Total: 25

How do you reduce middle managers without harming productivity or employee development? Which middle

Why do short clear SLAs improve your services, customer satisfaction, and life? How do you write and

Managing PMs

2025/4/8

How do guide PMs to positively impact your team, your business, and your customers? What if your pee

What is the impact of AI on software engineers? How will it impact our children?

Should I be more ambitious? How do I align my career with what I value most?

How do you gain the confidence needed for a promotion as you undertake unfamiliar next-level work? H

Knowledge loss

2024/10/8

When a subject matter expert (SME) leaves your team, how do you avoid knowledge loss? What common mi

Just rewards?

2024/9/11

How should you feel about the annual rewards you received? What should you expect?

Do you feel lucky?

2024/6/4

How do you improve your chances of success? Why consider luck when evaluating people and situations?

I wasn't aware

2024/5/14

Why are awareness posters, training, and trinkets mostly ineffective? How do you convert these campa

No time like the present

2024/4/2

How does responding immediately provide you with essential slack time? How can eschewing prioritizat

Productive power sharing

2024/3/5

When a project has multiple leaders, how do you quickly make aligned decisions that stick? Who has f

How do you pay off technical debt before a catastrophic failure? How do you convince management to i

How do you expand and utilize your network to land a new role you love? Why is applying online so un

What skills should engineers develop? How should hiring manager prioritize candidates?

How do you estimate deliverables, prioritize assignments, design solutions, choose implementations,

Been the boss

2023/8/1

How do you engage with your manager and peers when you're no longer the boss? Should you be the boss

A matter of degrees

2023/6/6

Is getting an advanced degree worth the time, effort, and cost? Does the university you choose matte

As a middle manager, how do you create a plan in a week that pleases the management chain above you

Escape the matrix

2023/4/6

What is matrix management? Given its awful track record, why does it persist and how can you avoid i