Toots from 2023-05-30

“I’ll always remember a leader asking me: > If things are so broken, why aren’t we hearing abo…

“I’ll always remember a leader asking me:

If things are so broken, why aren’t we hearing about it?

I didn’t have a great answer then, but now I do.”

https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-223-why-arent-they-saying-anything?publication_id=24711&isFreemail=true

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Evergreen project mantra I keep using: 1. Make it work 2. Make it right 3. Make it optimal (bi…

Evergreen project mantra I keep using:

1. Make it work

2. Make it right

3. Make it optimal (bit more flexibility than “fast”)

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“One way to understand this is: there is some central problem or challenge which the business i…

“One way to understand this is: there is some central problem or challenge which the business is facing. Your first job is to figure out what that problem is and, just as importantly, what words the Important Person uses when they think about it.”

https://betterprogramming.pub/no-deadlines-for-you-software-development-without-estimates-specs-or-other-lies-289fd88b9655

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