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DevelopmentTeam

A collection of 4 issues

AI Makes Code Faster, and Technical Debt Deeper for Teams

AI has moved beyond simply making development easier. It is now reshaping organizations, sometimes even driving discussions around headcount reduction. From my experience, one thing is clear: doing more work faster is absolutely possible with AI. Code generation, test scaffolding, refactoring suggestions, AI dramatically increases individual productivity. However, that doesn’

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

There’s more to engineering than just code

Every team has its own rhythm and way of solving problems After years of leading engineering teams, one thing became clear to me: a strong team isn’t built only from technical skills or years of experience. Developers approach the same problem in completely different ways. Some move fast, iterate

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