Software Engineering Tales

Your AI strategy is just hope (and a lot of money)

What leaders, tech leads, and engineers keep getting wrong about AI adoption.

Dec 14, 2025 • Pavel Polcr

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The Simple Rule for Asking Questions That Changed My Dev Career

Asking questions is not a weakness. Doing it poorly is. The simple Try–Research–Ask rule helped me stop wasting hours, avoid awkward “do you have a…

Dec 6, 2025 • Pavel Polcr

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The Tech Lead Trap: Why So Many Burn Out in Their First Year

Conversation With Andra Popa, Tech Lead Coach

Dec 1, 2025 • Pavel Polcr

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March 2025

Shift Left: Why Quality Needs to Start from Day One

“When no quality is in mind when starting a project... it often goes wrong.”

Mar 27, 2025 • Pavel Polcr

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Managing Tough Conversations: How to Work with People Who Don’t See Things the Same Way

Actionable insight from conversation with Santiana Brace.

Mar 22, 2025 • Pavel Polcr

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Senior Engineers: Stop Slowing Your Team Down!

Lessons learned based on conversation with Scott Varho on Software Engineering Tales Podcast.

Mar 18, 2025 • Pavel Polcr

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5 Actionable Takeaways For (not just) aspiring Tech Leads

From The Conversation About Tech Lead Role with Anemari Fiser

Mar 12, 2025 • Pavel Polcr and Anemari Fiser

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February 2025

Quality in Software

A Conversation with Katka Pilátová

Feb 20, 2025 • Pavel Polcr

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January 2025

Servant Leadership And How It Can Help You As A Team Lead

You might (not) be aware of my podcast “Software Engineering Tales“, but recently I had a conversation with John Crickett, the author of Developing…

Jan 9, 2025 • Pavel Polcr

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November 2024

5 Reasons Why Software Engineering is Better Today

It is easy to get used to a good stuff...

Nov 5, 2024 • Pavel Polcr

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October 2024

Don't be afraid to fail, or ask stupid questions.

Two cents on no-blame culture.

Oct 24, 2024 • Pavel Polcr

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August 2024

5 simple ways to improve your attention to details.

How to be a better Software Engineer by boosting your attention to details - read on.

Aug 30, 2024 • Pavel Polcr

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