I once worked with a guy named Ev, who is quite possibly one of the most prolific yet worst programmers I’ve ever worked with. During a review of something he implemented, another guy on the team …
Taste: In Defense of the “Rockstar” Programmer
Back in the early 2000s, tech recruiters got their talons on a new phrase: the “rockstar developer”. They’d heard of this mythical creature: the one who ships features at a dizzying pace, who can …
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You Aren’t Gonna Need The Chaos Monkey
Years ago, Netflix, in a brilliant move of engineering resilience, created a tool that would deliberately and randomly shut down their own production servers, create havok in their network, and …
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Do You Need To Streamline Your Software?
Your wife has a dream… She wants to move to the country, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. After all, your kids need trees to climb, grass to roll around in, and dirt to throw in each …
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