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The psychological cost of always being "up to date"
Feb 26, 26
The psychological cost of always being "up to date"
If you measure your worth against an aggregate of other people's highlights, you always lose. On tech FOMO, training burnout, and why falling a bit behind on purpose is a good idea.
Opinion
A "professional hygiene" guide for developers
Feb 23, 26
A "professional hygiene" guide for developers
It's not about productivity or 'wake up at 5 AM.' It's about how not to burn yourself out along a 25-30 year career.
Opinion
SLOs, SLAs, and SLIs: putting numbers on "it kinda works"
Feb 20, 26
SLOs, SLAs, and SLIs: putting numbers on "it kinda works"
SLI, SLO, and SLA are the grown-up version of 'it more or less works'. Go from 'I think it's fine' to 'this is what it handles and what's at stake'.
Observability
Metrics and observability strategy: measuring without fooling yourself
Feb 18, 26
Metrics and observability strategy: measuring without fooling yourself
The difference between a healthy team and one stuck in endless theater usually comes down to how they use metrics.
Observability
Checklist: "Is this idea worth a tech article?"
Feb 16, 26
Checklist: "Is this idea worth a tech article?"
How to decide if an idea deserves an article (and your time), or if you're better off closing the tab and getting back to your coffee.
Opinion
From "Move Fast" to "Ship Crap": When Speed Eats Quality
Feb 15, 26
From "Move Fast" to "Ship Crap": When Speed Eats Quality
How bad metrics (OKRs, velocity, features per quarter) are pushing a lot of products over the edge.
Software Engineering
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