First round of links for 2026. Everything is bad, so have some links to cheer you up. I really liked the article about visibility, the one about Friday deploys, and sitting alone in a café … which I can relate to. I am a big fan of Bill Nighy’s podcast, that certainly will improve your mood. For some reason, the random section is full of cassette tape related links. ...
Clearly, I have been slacking for the last weeks. Just look at all the links from other people at the bottom! This might also be the last post for the year, as I will be enjoying the festive season. Nonetheless, a lot of great content this week. I discovered a few new blogs that will keep me busy for the future. ...
Screenshot from TI99 Pirate Adventure game This week, I enjoyed the blog about chat programming, and coding at work, which is probably related. Leadership Hybrid workers are putting in 90 fewer minutes of work on Fridays – and an overall shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration - Friday is always different in Spain. Thermostats - Tuning team temperature - first rule of leadership: don’t panic Feedback doesn’t scale - this is mostly about bigger teams ...
I’ve mentioned my approach to technical debt often, but I’ve never actually written it down. Here’s the framework I use. Technical debt is most typically brought up from individual engineers or the engineering department. If not attended to, technical debt can slow down future product development and reduce the developer experience. To me, technical debt is simply technical work we choose to postpone, focusing on something that currently has higher priority. ...
Skateboarder jumping off a building in NYC Short, but with lots of good stuff. The fad of engineering management, drug policy in Spain, and Mr. TIFF are my favourites. Have a lovely weekend! Leadership “Good engineering management” is a fad - you will have to adapt and core skills are reusable Seven Decisions - “Inspired” – right. Engineering Mr TIFF - the story of the TIFF format. As an Amiga fanboy, I like to follow anything related to IFF. ...