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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Engineers are hired to create business value rather than to program things, and the only goals are adding revenue and cutting costs. Engineers are hired to createbusiness value rather than toprogram things, and the only goalsare adding revenue and cuttingcosts. Last stated 15 years ago 28 Oct 2011 · 15 years ago PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Working with coding agents is exhausting rather than deskilling, and that exhaustion — not the technology — is what limits how many projects one engineer can run at once. — tap to centre the map on it Working with coding agents isexhausting rather thandeskilling, and thatexhaustion — not the… Last stated 6 months ago 19 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago SW Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half itsengineers to pay for the otherhalf's tokens, and that iswhat the layoffs are actually… Last stated 6 months ago 11 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A manager whose own code finishes every project is adding their value rather than multiplying the team’s. — tap to centre the map on it A manager whose own codefinishes every project isadding their value rather thanmultiplying the team’s. Last stated 5 years ago 9 Oct 2021 · 5 years ago CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2021-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The engineer-designer-PM pod ratio was an HR artifact of scaling, not something anyone showed a product needed. — tap to centre the map on it The engineer-designer-PM podratio was an HR artifact ofscaling, not something anyoneshowed a product needed. Last stated a month ago 2 Aug 2026 · a month ago TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Promotion at a big company is mostly about landing the right team and the right project: a 100x engineer put on easy work has no hard problem to point at. — tap to centre the map on it Promotion at a big company ismostly about landing the rightteam and the right project: a100x engineer put on easy work… Last stated 2 months ago 24 Jun 2026 · 2 months ago NE NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Engineers overestimate the competition and are usually good enough for the company they believe is out of their reach. — tap to centre the map on it Engineers overestimate thecompetition and are usuallygood enough for the companythey believe is out of their… Last stated 15 years ago 28 Oct 2011 · 15 years ago PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making management the only path to career progression is a mistake that costs a company the senior engineers it needs. — tap to centre the map on it Making management the onlypath to career progression isa mistake that costs a companythe senior engineers it needs. Last stated 5 years ago 9 Oct 2021 · 5 years ago CM Charity Majors — holds since 2017-05-11 — tap for who they are CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2021-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: What engineers will stay valuable for is being answerable for a system — the named person who decides what ships, what is blocked and what is deferred, whoever or whatever wrote the code. — tap to centre the map on it What engineers will stayvaluable for is beinganswerable for a system — thenamed person who decides what… Last stated 3 weeks ago 19 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago AO Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Engineers are hired to create business value rather than to program things, and the only goals are adding revenue and cutting costs. Last stated 28 Oct 2011 · 15 years ago Holds Patrick McKenzie Read this korrent →