Tag: engineering
All the articles with the tag "engineering".
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The Art of Deleting Code: Why the Best PRs Have Negative Lines
5 min read EngineeringOn the 'less is more' mindset in software engineering, and why deleting old code is some of the most satisfying work you can do.
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Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity
6 min read EngineeringPromotion systems in tech reward complexity, not good judgment. Here's why that keeps happening and what you can do about it.
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The AI Paradox: Coding is Easier, Engineering is Harder
3 min read aiWriting code got easy. Knowing what to build didn't.
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Bell Curve Promotions Are Broken
7 min read careerForced ranking systems pit teammates against each other and reward politics over performance. The math doesn't even work.
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Compound Engineering
6 min read engineeringMost codebases rot over time. Compound engineering is the idea that every unit of work should make the next one easier, not harder.