The unreasonable effectiveness of stack ranking
Explains how stack ranking helps teams prioritize work effectively by forcing tough decisions on what to work on next.
Explains how stack ranking helps teams prioritize work effectively by forcing tough decisions on what to work on next.
A guide to making Vim macros more enjoyable and effective, covering recording, editing, and replaying command sequences.
Explores how feedback works in tech careers, using regression to the mean and advice on focusing on strengths vs. weaknesses at different career stages.
An engineering manager argues for prioritizing team well-being over short-term efficiency, stating that caring for people leads to better long-term productivity and results.
A web developer shares the hidden challenges of remote work, from blurred home/work boundaries to isolation and the need for a proper setup.
Explains the importance of exercise for developers' health and productivity, offering practical fitness tips to combat sedentary work.
A developer explains why they switched from VS Code back to IntelliJ IDEA, citing superior Git tools, indexing, and integrated workflows.
A developer shares a personal productivity hack: using a browser bookmarks folder to aggregate and manage all their online feeds and sites.
A CEO describes using AI (Claude 4 via Copilot) to code and ship a new autoqueue feature for Mergify in under an hour a day over three weeks.
A lifelong Windows power user shares their surprising first impressions and confusions after switching to macOS, detailing the unexpected differences and challenges.
A developer's personal reflection on struggling to integrate AI coding tools effectively, feeling left behind despite the hype.
A curated list of articles exploring AI-assisted development, covering real-world integration, career impacts, failed experiments, and technical deep-dives.
AltTab brings Windows-style Alt+Tab window switching to macOS, solving a key workflow difference for users switching between operating systems.
A developer's experience and guide to using Stage Manager, a window management feature in macOS, for organizing development tools like editors and terminals.
The author announces a new feature for Edna, a note-taking app: the ability to create, switch, and manage multiple notes with keyboard shortcuts.
A guide to building a smart, menu-bar-based session tracker for macOS using bash scripts and xbar to monitor productivity and encourage breaks.
VibeTunnel's new terminal title management feature helps developers track multiple Claude Code sessions by displaying real-time task and project context.
An engineer shares insights on how AI is transforming software development workflows and the rise of the AI-enhanced engineer.
A satirical guide to setting Microsoft Outlook as the default email client on a Mac, highlighting the process and criticizing Apple's ecosystem.
Explains how to access the global search function in OneNote for Mac, equivalent to CTRL+E on Windows, using keyboard shortcuts.