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“But to summarize: a lot of work is the work of noticing what work needs doing.” <https://el…#
“But to summarize: a lot of work is the work of noticing what work needs doing.”
https://elizabethzagroba.com/posts/2021/the_mental_load_of_one_meeting/
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“A simple technique that works here is to always make sure that you have very strong conviction…#
“A simple technique that works here is to always make sure that you have very strong conviction that what your team is working on matters, and actively force yourself to make sure you always know why their roadmap is important.”
https://staysaasy.com/management/2026/03/06/avoiding-a-culture-of-emergencies.html
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“The actual path to seniority isn’t learning more tools and patterns, but learning when not t…#
“The actual path to seniority isn’t learning more tools and patterns, but learning when not to use them. Anyone can add complexity. It takes experience and confidence to leave it out.”
https://terriblesoftware.org/2026/03/03/nobody-gets-promoted-for-simplicity/
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“The people who started to write software just because it represented a stable job, but who don…#
“The people who started to write software just because it represented a stable job, but who don’t see it as part of their own personal identity, are going to be devastated by the ruthlessness with which their bosses will swing the ax.”
https://anildash.com/2026/03/13/coders-after-ai/
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“Maintaining executive buy-in during this phase requires trust: trust that the engineering lead…#
“Maintaining executive buy-in during this phase requires trust: trust that the engineering leader understands the path, and patience while visible results lag behind the foundational work that enables them.”
https://dev.jimgrey.net/2026/03/04/the-invisible-foundation-of-engineering-transformation/
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“This is going to be controversial but I propose that we’ve been considering org impact as a …#
“This is going to be controversial but I propose that we’ve been considering org impact as a proxy for customer impact. We assume that if a staff engineer is having org-wide impact, that translates into significant customer impact – but that’s not a given by any means. Customer impact is the only metric that matters.”
https://paulamuldoon.com/2026/03/10/2026-staff-engineers-need-to-get-hands-on-again/
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“If you try to make a specification document precise enough to reliably generate a working impl…#
“If you try to make a specification document precise enough to reliably generate a working implementation you must necessarily contort the document into code or something strongly resembling code (like highly structured and formal English).”
https://haskellforall.com/2026/03/a-sufficiently-detailed-spec-is-code