Programmers write code SLOWER under pressure!
#programming #softwaredevelopment #SoftwareEngineering
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the idea that "work" is exclusively "writing code" is one of the most damaging ideas in product development
related...that idea that all other activities "lead up to" code being written, and/or deal with code once it has been written
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What if...
...and I know this might sound crazy, but...
...what if people's lives have value beyond their market-valued skill set?
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If you hire "the best" and a year later they're "not meeting expectations", wouldn't you wonder, "What did we do to them?"
#leadership
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It makes me happy to see very few app updates being released this week. Developers need a break. Deadlines around the holidays are bad business and bad culture.
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Well if that’s not an example of management being capable of understanding when microservices are being overutilized, I don’t know what is…
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Predictable agility is oxymoronic nonsense.
Yet that’s the managerial expectation so many software development teams face.
Another symptom of the rise of plurality I guess. “Agility may mean that to you, but not me!”
*boggle*
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A big team will have trouble making progress on a complex problem
But a small team can absolutely be *supported* by a big team and make progress on a complex problem
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One of my managerial beliefs that has served me well is that when people are doing the wrong thing, the systems are generally making it too hard to do the right thing
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For every "could that meeting have been an email?" situation there is a "could that 20-deep email thread have been a 10 minute meeting?" situation.
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Every bug is really a missing test.
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Did you know most teams using a scrum backlog have ZERO agility in how they deliver software? 😲
Start getting some ACTUAL business agility if you're stuck on a scrum team with my latest video:
youtube.com/watch?v=OosYzk
#agile #scrum #business
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There’s nothing agile about a backlog that isn’t changing every sprint when feedback and data comes in from how customers use the product.
I’ll be talking about this in tomorrow’s episode on YouTube.
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Are programmers REALLY to blame for bad estimates? 🤔
Short answer...not as much as you'd think...
Learn why #softwaredevelopment estimates are inherently unreliable - and how to reduce the impact of when they turn out to be inevitably wrong!
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There is a pandemic of overworked software developers being abused by scrum bubbling under the surface.
We’ve got to do something to take the power back from micromanagers who don’t belong in the software industry.
This is wrecking careers, families, and lives.
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Satisfaction as a programmer is as long game.
If you hop ship every year or two for more money, you never learn to perfectly match technology to a business problem. Which is what you’ll need when you realize your biggest value isn’t coding, it’s avoiding disastrous consequences.
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Companies want better programmers?
Stop rejecting great programming candidates in favor of inexperienced juniors through the abominations that are leetcode and hackerrank.
Start building a programming center of excellence that teaches ANY hire to work the unique way you need!
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You don’t make more money as a programmer by doing harder work.
You do it by making an impact for the company or client who values your experience most.
A sustainable career is finding the max rewards for least effort. Look into less popular companies!
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A business that believes they deliver software on time and within budget, has never had a sober look at their budget overruns, scope cuts, turnover, and technical debt.
No software project can be estimated in advance and delivered on time. Only illusions when facts are ignored.
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Refactoring code is way less stressful if you do this!
From “How Senior Programmers ACTUALLY Write Code” 📺👇
youtu.be/oJbfMBROEO0
#programming #refactoring #coding
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Voyage Austin did a short interview with my wife Angie, who’s helping artists with healing from trauma.
If you know anyone struggling, her podcast might be helpful to you.
bit.ly/3NgqOHW
#art #recovery #trauma
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Professional habits are what makes a senior programmer!
My latest YouTube video is about some of the best ones I've learned:
youtu.be/oJbfMBROEO0
What are yours?
#programmer #professionalism #coding
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In general, it's a bad idea to ask customers what features they want, but it's a really good idea to ask them about their work and what's hard/frustrating/painful to do. It's your job to figure out the best way to fix that problem, not theirs.
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Software companies have some employees who are genuinely evil people; just like online, in the classroom - basically every corner of life.
Things got a lot easier when I simply accepted that I’m f#*d up too and put my energy into problems with myself I can actually control.
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Product owners who don't know this doom their software project!
#productmanagement #SoftwareDeveloper #leansoftwaredevelopment #Scrum #agile
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The problem with Scrum is not Scrum at all. The problem is thinking that any canned framework will solve your problems or magically confer a desirable quality like agility. You do not become agile by adopting a rigid process.
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Programmer traits more important than raw technology competence:
1. Motivation
2. Openness
3. Empathy
4. Pragmatism
5. Creativity
6. Consistency
7. Communication
8. Incremental change
9. Attention to detail
10. Being organized
11. Humility
12. Admitting mistakes
13. Grace
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200 developers told me what unlocks their career!
Watch now on YouTube 📺👇
youtu.be/WXGEXwL64aM
#DeveloperJobs #CareerChoice
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When a PO or client you don’t know well says “I don’t need that” to a good idea you’ve suggested, always choose respecting their boundaries over your idea.
Deliver what they want consistently first.
When you’ve built up more trust, it’ll be easy to take them to the next level!
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We've all heard about (and rolled our eyes at) the out-of-touch software engineering manager:
"Can we deliver faster by adding more people?"
"I want to see more PR activity."
But here's an interesting study on the definitions of productivity from managers and developers:
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End your day early and have a great weekend!
The code (and the urgency of some people with an unhealthy work/life balance…) will still be there Monday!
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We need to stop promoting the stupidity of the 10x developer in the face of estimating and velocity being a lie that only causes image management games.
The creative developer, who can come up with innovative workarounds and adapt with unforeseen complexity is more valuable!
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Software projects are all essentially research projects. You cannot estimate research.
"I'd like an estimate for when that warp drive will be finished, please, and what about that transporter? That's at least a year late!"
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If a company lies to a new hire so they’ll replace someone who left a toxic culture, the continuing downfall of the project isn’t the new hire’s fault - it’s JUSTICE.
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CEOs and POs who've never been programmers usually don't get it: ESTIMATES in software development are UNRELIABLE.
Software development involves unknown complexity due to integrating technologies designed in isolation in a unique business domain.
#programming #scrum #agile
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Catastrophic failure at an aluminum extrusion line. Looks like an overpressure event and the oil itself (over a drop ceiling no less) open a portal to a demon dimension…
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20 things I've learned over the years as a systems (over)thinker ...
(some advice I gave a friend, that may be helpful)
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A software project without dysfunction doesn’t exist. We’re broken people in a broken world. Rather than fight it, we can try our best and forgive each other.
Or we can just game the burn down charts and status reports. That makes some people more comfortable than truth.
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