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Your interview is a sales call

2025-05-03 08:00:00

I've been doing hiring manager screens lately. Here's a few tips.

How do you find time for cleanup work

2025-05-01 08:00:00

A reader asks how do you find time for technical cleanup work. If OKRs and bugs take priority, when will you make improvements?

Say no to abstract code

2025-04-24 08:00:00

The trick, then, is to keep related code close together to reduce context boundaries and to limit the amount of relevant detail so it fits in your working memory.

re: The Industrialization of IT

2025-04-15 08:00:00

I guess if AI is what it takes to finally get people to care about architecture and team structure then mission accomplished?

What to work on next?

2025-04-14 08:00:00

Younger engineers keep asking how I prioritize in a chaotic environment. Here's my approach.

Always deploy at peak traffic

2025-04-11 08:00:00

A hard-won lesson for ya: Always deploy when you've got lots of traffic.