There's one thing about (professional) communication that I find hilarious. Over the last 15+ years (until approx. 2023), the importance of writing (as a skill) in software engineering craft has gradually declined. I've written about that already - https://no-kill-switch.ghost.io/generation-of-illiterate-developers/. It's...
There have been tons of books and articles written on how to be a decent engineering leader. Various authors have been dissecting the role into pieces and atoms, trying to pinpoint the true essence of success in this field. I'm dedicating this blog post to one of such...
It won't be the first time I praise Will Larson's books (directly or indirectly), but they deserve all the recognition they get, so I have no remorse. Anyway, I think it was "Staff Engineer," where Will has named two fascinating phenomena. They were not...
I need to admit I have some wicked hobbies. One of them is spotting absolutely ridiculous job positions/functions on LinkedIn, just for kicks'n'giggles. Some of them are absolutely bonkers & it's super-hard to imagine what sane person could come up with an idea...
We, human beings, have that incredible ability to exploit, exaggerate and travesty every (originally) valuable idea we encounter. That is not necessarily because of some malice - we tend to focus on meaningless (yet visible) details instead of intentions and the purpose behind (the aforementioned idea). Oh well. One concept...
They manage! Of course, there are other people who manage as well, but I've picked these two groups for some other reason. They set up the strategies and tactics! Definitely, but there's something far more unique. They are the first ones to be kicked out (if...
