Thoughts of an engineering leader

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Living rent free in my head
Aug 1 • David Ragone
Context matters
And that is why some engineering tasks are slower with AI
Jul 14 • David Ragone
We welcome AI use in our interviews
But actually we haven't changed our questions and don't know how to evaluate your use of it yet
Jun 18 • David Ragone
Goodbye, vim & tmux
Keystrokes are no longer the limiting reagent
Jun 6 • David Ragone
The coding agents are coming
... for our jobs?
May 23 • David Ragone
Levers
When a leader wants to see change, they pull the closest lever
Apr 15 • David Ragone
Categories of technical debt
We desperately need an expanded vocabulary
Nov 6, 2024 • David Ragone
Ownership
If there's something you wish your boss was doing, why isn't it happening?
Dec 6, 2023 • David Ragone
Thoughts of an engineering leader
Thoughts of an engineering leader
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