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Dropping sprints: a year with Shape Up

Apr 14, 2026

Dropping sprints: a year with Shape Up

Reflections on moving from scrum to shape up (and from maintenance mode to high output and happier engineers)

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Engineering Managers are going to hate OpenClaw

Apr 7, 2026

Engineering Managers are going to hate OpenClaw

A ChatGPT-like wave of hype is about to hit us, and you should be afraid

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Explaining, understanding, and data compression

Mar 31, 2026

Explaining, understanding, and data compression

Why super technical engineers and managers suck at explaining their thoughts

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Software engineering calories: what would cal.ai say about your product?

Mar 23, 2026

Software engineering calories: what would cal.ai say about your product?

Most teams have no idea what they're putting into their product

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The unwritten laws of software engineering

Mar 17, 2026

The unwritten laws of software engineering

Last April, I wrote a well-received article about the 13 software engineering laws - Hyrum’s, Conway’s, Zawinski’s, and 10 famous others.

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Engineering Management & Fatherhood - Take #2

Mar 10, 2026

Engineering Management & Fatherhood - Take #2

In October, I started a new role as an Engineering Manager of an established team (7 strong engineers).

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