How many maybes do you need until you get someone to be empathetic to a situation? It’s no surprise when we discuss failure modes of organizations, typically from the outside, that we can spot the smaller failure modes. We’re looking backwards, the benefit of hindsight in full display and with all the time we need. We’re not seeing the hurdles… Read more →
I firmly believe as an industry we are in a fragile state. That statement certainly carries vague, fortune teller vibes (how do you prove that, or disprove it, for that matter?). It may be akin to saying the end of the world is here, just you wait – except we see failures in our system all the time, and so… Read more →
A useful task in a software engineer’s career, notably when looking towards a promotion, is outlining what steps in a career look like. How can you be ready to grow into a new position or take a bigger lead in work if you’re unsure what that means? Similarly, when guiding folks who are up and coming, what better way than… Read more →