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DevelopmentManagement

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Do Early Startups Really Need a TPM Or Do They Need the Outcomes a TPM Provides?

Early-stage startups often ask the same question. Do we need a TPM(Technical Program Manager)? The honest answer is usually yes. But the practical answer is often not yet. This post is not about whether TPMs are valuable. It is about how the function of a TPM can be handled

AI now worries about performance. We, as developers, must worry about

When I was deep in hands-on development years ago, I had to understand the inner workings of databases to achieve acceptable performance. Even a small change in query casing could cause cache aging out, leading to HDD hits and a dramatic drop in speed. To avoid this, I spent countless

Beyond Cycle Time and Lead Time: What Productivity Really Means in Software Engineering

For years, our industry has tried to measure developer productivity in a simple way. Cycle Time, Lead Time, deployment frequency, sprint velocity—these metrics are useful, but they are far from the whole picture. And yet, many teams still fall into the trap of managing productivity as if we’re

The Quiet Work Was What Kept the Product Alive

— A reflection from 19 years in engineering and why we need to rethink how we evaluate our teams During my time as a CTO at a startup, I worked with two engineers who taught me a lesson I didn’t fully understand until they were gone. Both were skilled and