I find myself sometimes saying that I’m pragmatic when it comes to engineering decisions but the more I think about it, the more I guess… Read More »I Wanna Be Adored

Developers or programmers like to think that building software is a creative pursuit. Creativity implies freedom to do what you like. However the way that… Read More »Creativity Not Always Required

As an engineer you often have to do on-call – this means covering a release on a weekend, or working later during the week or… Read More »When the Weekend Isn’t Your Own

Firstly, let’s get two things straight: Secondly, you might have noticed that a whiteboard session doesn’t need to use an actual whiteboard anymore. You can… Read More »Refining the Big Scary Story