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May 12, 2026
For 8 years, my brain was enough. It's running out of RAM
May 5, 2026
Engineering teams don't need to 'just go faster' - the technique behind the sub-2-hour marathon
Apr 28, 2026
The lie of the 30-60-90 onboarding plan: an honest self-retro after 6 months as an EM
Apr 21, 2026
Every Engineering Manager has 5 jobs - most distribute their 100 'attention points' across only 2-3 of them
Apr 14, 2026
Reflections on moving from scrum to shape up (and from maintenance mode to high output and happier engineers)
Apr 7, 2026
A ChatGPT-like wave of hype is about to hit us, and you should be afraid
Mar 31, 2026
Why super technical engineers and managers suck at explaining their thoughts
Mar 23, 2026
Most teams have no idea what they're putting into their product