Terrible Software

Why Am I So Tired If AI Is Doing All the Work?

The Brain Sandwich

AI Is Breaking This Thing We Call Trust

You Got Faster. Your Company Didn’t.

Using My Fucking Brain

Say the Thing You Want

“Good Taste” Is Just Experience

Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity

Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity

Why Am I Doing the Thinking for You?

Why Am I Doing the Thinking for You?

Why I Still Write Code as an Engineering Manager

Why I Still Write Code as an Engineering Manager

Life Happens at 1x Speed

Life Happens at 1x Speed

Creating Your Own Opportunities

Creating Your Own Opportunities

A Year of Writing for Myself (That 230,000+ People Read)

A Year of Writing for Myself (That 230,000+ People Read)

The Strange Case of Engineers Who Dismiss AI

The Strange Case of Engineers Who Dismiss AI

AI Can Write Your Code. It Can’t Do Your Job.

AI Can Write Your Code. It Can’t Do Your Job.

What Actually Makes You Senior

What Actually Makes You Senior

“ChatGPT said this” Is Lazy

“ChatGPT said this” Is Lazy

Stop Avoiding Politics

The Management Skill Nobody Talks About

Why Most Feedback Shouldn’t Exist

What Doesn’t Change

Why Engineers Hate Their Managers (And What to Do About It)

Good Engineer/Bad Engineer

Duplication Is Not the Enemy

Manage For Success, Not Comfort

The Hidden Cost of AI Coding

Making AI Actually Work on Your Team