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Cargo cult programming is killing the software industry

Some months ago, I asked a self-identified “machine learning expert” to explain backpropagation to me. They could not. However, they knew…

Oct 15, 2021

Cargo cult programming is killing the software industry

Oct 15, 2021

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How to diagnose development productivity issues (1)

Improving the productivity of development teams is a constant thorn at the sides of senior management at tech companies. When confronted…

Jun 10

How to diagnose development productivity issues (1)

Jun 10

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How to adopt time boxing without adopting an entire Agile methodology

One way you can “do Agile” without adopting an entire methodology or attempting an “agile transformation”, is to adopt time boxing: the…

Jun 6

How to adopt time boxing without adopting an entire Agile methodology

Jun 6

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How to get engineers to fix bugs — part I

Bug fixing (or debugging) is one of the least favourite activities of both software engineers and engineering managers. For the engineer…

Jan 12, 2023

How to get engineers to fix bugs — part I

Jan 12, 2023

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How to provide ballpark estimates without trapping your team into unrealistic deadlines

Few things fill an engineering team with trepidation more than a request for a “ballpark estimate”.

Jan 3, 2023

How to provide ballpark estimates without trapping your team into unrealistic deadlines

Jan 3, 2023

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How to help your team deliver continuously

“Continuous delivery” (or more popularly, continuous integration and delivery, or CI/CD) reached buzzword status somewhere between 2015 and…

Mar 27, 2022

How to help your team deliver continuously

Mar 27, 2022

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How to speak to a low-performing engineer

Having to deal with a low performer who is not responding to positive reinforcement can bring out some of the worst instincts in a manager…

Mar 15, 2022

How to speak to a low-performing engineer

Mar 15, 2022

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How to avoid unnecessarily failing a coding/design interview

It can happen to the best of us: with minutes to understand something they would normally ponder about for hours in real life, and an…

Mar 6, 2022

How to avoid unnecessarily failing a coding/design interview

Mar 6, 2022

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How to help your team deliver architectural changes incrementally

Agile methodologies suggest that software be developed and delivered in small, non-breaking increments. This generally involves slicing a…

Feb 24, 2022

How to help your team deliver architectural changes incrementally

Feb 24, 2022

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How to become an engineering manager

As it is with many things in software engineering, there are different schools of thought about what an engineering manager should be…

Feb 20, 2022

How to become an engineering manager

Feb 20, 2022

hliyan

hliyan

Designing and developing software for 20 years. Ex London Stock Exchange Group, Ex Sysco. Currently leading engineering at :Different. Views personal.

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