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34 from 12 Jan 2011 to 10 Dec 2024
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2024 4

  1. Build libraries, not vaults: minimizing private channels in Slack & Teams
  2. Don’t confuse “bias for activity” with “bias for action”
  3. How to keep engineers out of meeting hell
  4. The “3 standup questions” are terrible and need to die

2022 1

  1. Want to write better user stories? Stop using “can”.

2021 3

  1. Disconnecting From Work is a Skill We Need to Rebuild
  2. Software estimation is your most costly activity. Why not reduce it?
  3. Moving from Management to Enablement

2020 1

  1. Three Terms in Software That We Should Consider Retiring

2019 2

  1. How to tell an engineering candidate that they didn’t get the job
  2. Let’s Replace the Term “Technical Debt”

2016 1

  1. The must-ask question for your software engineering interview

2014 2

  1. How to write software that is ready for the world
  2. What Your Resume Says About Your Programming Skills

2013 3

  1. Understanding Software Engineering Job Titles
  2. UX, Then Architecture, Then Tools
  3. 3 Signs of Narcissistic UI Design

2012 6

  1. The Web APIs You Use Will Fail
  2. The Programming Language Skill Scale
  3. Interoperability Success Stories
  4. 5 signs that you should hire a programmer on the spot
  5. Web engineer looking for work? Start by rethinking your resume.
  6. When Outlook Attacks

2011 11

  1. How to phone-screen programmers and not go insane
  2. URI construction: give it a REST
  3. Like it or not, your samples will go into production
  4. SaaS means “No excuses”
  5. Yes, your stupid feature is still a bug
  6. Hiring awesome software interns
  7. The Programmer Pyramid
  8. Schrödinger’s Code
  9. A Fake Google Interview
  10. The Greatest Software Stories Ever Told
  11. Your open source product is great, I think