An opinion column for developers. Brutally honest, no pulled punches.
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
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
When a subject matter expert (SME) leaves your team, how do you avoid knowledge loss? What common mi
How should you feel about the annual rewards you received? What should you expect?
How do you improve your chances of success? Why consider luck when evaluating people and situations?
Why are awareness posters, training, and trinkets mostly ineffective? How do you convert these campa
How does responding immediately provide you with essential slack time? How can eschewing prioritizat
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,
How do you engage with your manager and peers when you're no longer the boss? Should you be the boss
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
What is matrix management? Given its awful track record, why does it persist and how can you avoid i
