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Watch people work

2026-04-14 08:00:00

We talk a lot about outcomes over outputs and how engineers are supposed to get us over the water, not blindly build a bridge because someone asked for a bridge. But how do you do that in practice?

Frustration Driven Development

2026-04-02 08:00:00

Frustration is your greatest engineering asset. What do you do the 5th time someone asks for the same damn thing yet again?

Software engineer interviews for the age of AI

2026-03-25 08:00:00

Maybe AI will replace engineers, I don't know. Self-driving cars were just around the corner for 50 years. Until then we've got shit to do and engineers to hire.

The best engineers just get shit done, sometimes with AI

2026-03-19 08:00:00

The best engineers I know never talk about their AI setup. The worst engineers I know only talk about their AI setup.

Taming chaos is a learnable skill

2026-03-11 08:00:00

How you approach software engineering makes it harder or easier to handle interruptions and other chaos. Writing a behavioral interview made me realize this is a learnable skill!

Put scope on your resume

2026-03-04 08:00:00

Your resume titles don't matter. Just tell me what did you do.