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management Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Engineers should own their code in production, and it is management’s job to make sure that on-call does not suck. Engineers should own their code in production, and it is management’s job to make sure that on-call does not suck. Last stated 4 years ago
30 Jun 2022
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2022-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: On-call is part of an engineer’s job rather than something to be paid extra for, except where paying for it is the only way to make management fund the reliability work. — tap to centre the map on it On-call is part of an engineer’s job rather than something to be paid extra for, except where paying for it is the only way to make management fund the reliability work. Last stated 4 years ago
30 Jun 2022
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2022-06-30 — 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 code finishes every project is adding their value rather than multiplying the team’s. Last stated 5 years ago
9 Oct 2021
CF
Camille Fournier — holds since 2021-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work. — tap to centre the map on it Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Jul 2026
KB
Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Engineering managers are a necessary evil for when things break down; 37signals tried them for two years and went back to leaving programmers alone. — tap to centre the map on it Engineering managers are a necessary evil for when things break down; 37signals tried them for two years and went back to leaving programmers alone. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What sets a company’s velocity is spending its time on the right things, not how much code it produces. — tap to centre the map on it What sets a company’s velocity is spending its time on the right things, not how much code it produces. Last stated 3 years ago
5 Jan 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product leader writing production code is not the best use of their time, even though they should be able to read the codebase. — tap to centre the map on it A product leader writing production code is not the best use of their time, even though they should be able to read the codebase. Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Engineers are hired to create business value rather than to program things, and the only goals are adding revenue and cutting costs. — tap to centre the map on it Engineers are hired to create business value rather than to program things, and the only goals are adding revenue and cutting costs. Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production. — tap to centre the map on it Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one. — tap to centre the map on it A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
TK
Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead. — tap to centre the map on it A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead. Last stated 3 years ago
5 Jan 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A meeting that wastes everyone's time is a meetings problem, not a communication problem. — tap to centre the map on it A meeting that wastes everyone's time is a meetings problem, not a communication problem. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". — tap to centre the map on it "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". Last stated 13 years ago
2 Oct 2013
JS
Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2013-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prescriber cannot outsource containment to the therapy hour: the emotional and relational dynamics are part of prescribing, not an intrusion on it. — tap to centre the map on it A prescriber cannot outsource containment to the therapy hour: the emotional and relational dynamics are part of prescribing, not an intrusion on it. Last stated 2 months ago
5 Jul 2026
AA
Awais Aftab — holds since 2026-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. — tap to centre the map on it A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. Last stated 2 years ago
11 Sept 2024
SM
Scott D. Miller — holds since 2024-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Narcissism runs along a spectrum rather than being a category, and schema therapy treats it by working back to what early life embedded. — tap to centre the map on it Narcissism runs along a spectrum rather than being a category, and schema therapy treats it by working back to what early life embedded. Last stated 6 years ago
30 Jul 2020
WB
Wendy Behary — holds since 2020-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Narcissists can change meaningfully in therapy, though nobody changes completely, and most of the work is persisting with empathic confrontation past the first rebuff. — tap to centre the map on it Narcissists can change meaningfully in therapy, though nobody changes completely, and most of the work is persisting with empathic confrontation past the first rebuff. Last stated 6 years ago
30 Jul 2020
WB
Wendy Behary — holds since 2020-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody living with a narcissist should feel obliged to become their therapist. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody living with a narcissist should feel obliged to become their therapist. Last stated 6 years ago
30 Jul 2020
WB
Wendy Behary — holds since 2020-07-30 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Engineers should own their code in production, and it is management’s job to make sure that on-call does not suck.
Holds CM Charity MajorsRead this korrent →
On-call is part of an engineer’s job rather than something to be paid extra for, except where paying for it is the only way to make management fund the reliability work.
Holds CM Charity Majors
A manager whose own code finishes every project is adding their value rather than multiplying the team’s.
Holds CF Camille Fournier
Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work.
Holds KB Kent Beck
Engineering managers are a necessary evil for when things break down; 37signals tried them for two years and went back to leaving programmers alone.
Holds
What sets a company’s velocity is spending its time on the right things, not how much code it produces.
Holds CM Charity Majors
A product leader writing production code is not the best use of their time, even though they should be able to read the codebase.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
Engineers are hired to create business value rather than to program things, and the only goals are adding revenue and cutting costs.
Holds PM Patrick McKenzie
Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production.
Holds CM Charity Majors
A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one.
Holds TK Travis Kalanick
A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead.
Holds CM Charity Majors
A meeting that wastes everyone's time is a meetings problem, not a communication problem.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
"Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic".
Holds JS Jonathan Shedler
A prescriber cannot outsource containment to the therapy hour: the emotional and relational dynamics are part of prescribing, not an intrusion on it.
Holds AA Awais Aftab
A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work.
Holds SM Scott D. Miller
Narcissism runs along a spectrum rather than being a category, and schema therapy treats it by working back to what early life embedded.
Holds WB Wendy Behary
Narcissists can change meaningfully in therapy, though nobody changes completely, and most of the work is persisting with empathic confrontation past the first rebuff.
Holds WB Wendy Behary
Nobody living with a narcissist should feel obliged to become their therapist.
Holds WB Wendy Behary