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“The lesson is what it took to make that learning happen: a catastrophic, public, entirely avoi…#
“The lesson is what it took to make that learning happen: a catastrophic, public, entirely avoidable disaster, witnessed by thousands. Jacobsson already knew what needed to change. He simply hadn’t felt able to say so with sufficient authority until the failure was so large and so visible that a change of approach was essential.”
https://psychsafety.com/the-vasa-disaster/
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All of the Mystery Road series (AcornTV from Australia), including spin-offs, are tremendous.#
All of the Mystery Road series (AcornTV from Australia), including spin-offs, are tremendous.
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Also true for high performing engineering teams. “Increasingly I’m seeing a view that agents…#
Also true for high performing engineering teams.
“Increasingly I’m seeing a view that agents do really well when they have good, preferably automated, verification for their work.”
https://martinfowler.com/fragments/2026-04-02.html
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What stable mechanisms are in place today that capture “Comprehension Assets”? It’s benefi…#
What stable mechanisms are in place today that capture “Comprehension Assets”? It’s beneficial when one team member recalls a load bearing assumption, but that person may also be on vacation.
“The ability to look at a diff and immediately know which behaviors are load-bearing. To remember why that architectural decision got made under pressure eight months ago.”
https://www.oreilly.com/radar/comprehension-debt-the-hidden-cost-of-ai-generated-code/