Explains why website performance should be treated as a permanent feature, not a one-time project, using analogies from elite sports and the YouTube Feather case study.
A developer's chart on career priorities goes viral, sparking discussion on the evolution from making code work to valuing readability and avoiding over-abstraction.
Discusses problem-solving philosophy in tech, advocating for avoiding problems entirely rather than patching them, using API versioning as an example.
A developer explains why they left a job due to stagnation, outdated tech, and lack of growth, critiquing high turnover as a company failure.
Discusses the challenges of scaling software development over time, emphasizing the need for automated enforcement of code properties as projects grow.
Explores why developers overcomplicate software and proposes deliberate side-projects as a solution to balance innovation with practical technology choices.
Article argues that code quality directly impacts user experience by enabling faster feature delivery and fewer bugs.
A developer discusses challenging management's demand for 100% test coverage, arguing it leads to meaningless tests and suggesting direct communication as a solution.
A satirical article about a town building a new, high-tech road that prioritizes cars and revenue over pedestrians and cyclists.
A critique of blindly following software development 'best practices', arguing for more thoughtful discussion and application.
The article argues for co-locating code comments with the relevant code, explaining the maintainability and clarity benefits over separate documentation files.
Argues against Friday deploy freezes, explaining how they create technical debt, hurt team productivity, and indicate a fear of deployment that should be fixed.
A speaker's reflections on PyTexas 2019, summarizing key talks on feature flag management and using mypy with ORMs.
A software developer's guide to maintaining codebases and tools, emphasizing addressing warnings and keeping dependencies updated.
A guide to creating effective performance budgets for web development, focusing on concrete metrics and team integration.
An article discussing the importance of fixing hidden technical debt and friction in software development, even when it's not immediately visible.
A guide on applying the 'focusing question' technique to identify the most valuable code refactoring tasks that will simplify current project work.
A retrospective on the OpenStack Telemetry project's evolution, covering technical debt, project splitting, and challenges with community adoption.
Analyzes three strategies companies use to innovate with cloud technology: born-in-cloud, startup acquisition, and creating centers of excellence.
A tech lead's role is to guide the team's future direction, not just write code. Focus on strategy, planning, and empowering engineers.
