Topic

Software engineer

A collection of 4 issues

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

AI Isn’t Replacing Developers — It’s Compressing Development Time

A perspective from a developer and engineering manager with 19 years of experience After nearly two decades of building and managing software teams, I’ve seen several waves of technology trends come and go. But few have generated as much debate as the recent rise of AI-assisted coding tools. There’

Why Bugs Should Never Be a Performance Metric — And Why You’re Doing Better Than You Think

There’s this long-running myth in tech that refuses to die: “The number of bugs you create reflects your skill as a developer.” If you’ve been in the industry for more than five minutes, you already know how ridiculous that is. Sure—sometimes bugs come from lack of experience

Is our development team's Scrum working properly?

Many development teams hold Scrum meetings every morning. But why do many developers consider Scrum one of the 'most hated tasks'? Scrum is a term originally derived from rugby. You may have seen the scene where players from both teams put their heads together and push each other