Michael Melchers·10h agoArchitecture Decisions Need Evidence, Not Just DocumentationFrom decision records to validation, bounded claims, and architecture learning.
Yang Liu·2d agoProject TL vs. Thesis TL: The Second Dimension of Staff EngineeringSame title, two different jobs. One maximizes inside the given; the other asks where the given came from.A response icon1A response icon1
Inloveholidays techbyLuke Williams·Nov 3What Coding Agents Do to Your Software’s MetabolismOver the past year, loveholidays went from 5,000 production deployments a month to around 10,000 with roughly the same number of engineers…A response icon1A response icon1
Juan P. Romano·Oct 30Why observability should influence architecture from day oneIf you cannot see how a system behaves in production, you do not really know how it was designed.
InThe Direct ReportbyNathan Harlow·Oct 27The First Sign My Direct Report Was Checking Out Wasn’t Missed WorkWhen baseline delivery stays strong, watch what happens when the work gets ambiguousA response icon3A response icon3
Saeed Habibi·Oct 27Our Decision Records Explained Every Choice.What the standard template records, what it quietly loses, and the small line I added.A response icon2A response icon2
InStaff ThinkingbyManoj Ramakrishnan·Oct 25Deep vs. Broad: Are We Measuring Staff+ Engineering Impact Correctly?Understanding different styles of Staff+ engineering impact is essential to embracing diverse technical strengths, avoiding career-growth…
Shivali Misser·Oct 22You Don’t Need a Manager Title to Start ManagingFor a long time, I thought management started with a title.Manager. Project Manager. Team Lead. Head of something.A response icon1A response icon1
Mike Salari·Oct 19The two-question test for which mobile decisions a staff engineer should ownHow to decide what to centralize, enforce it without a meeting, and write it down so the next engineer knows when to change it
