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What you should be doing during the company meeting

jordankrey November 21, 2019 November 20, 2019people companymeeting, people, politics 0
Lisa Simpson "You have to listen to the notes she's not playing" source: https://frinkiac.com/meme/S09E17/893024.jpg

The last thing most engineers want in their life is another meeting. The company meeting is no exception. High level hand waving and revenue results are a long way from code. There can be an overwhelming temptation to skip out to get some code done while everyone else is distracted…

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I’ll say it. A Software Engineer should understand the business

jordankrey October 3, 2019 October 3, 2019politics career, politics, reading, thebusiness 0

A software engineer can go a long way without understanding how their company really works. There are certainly advantages in focusing on the code and ignoring the politics and processes that go on around the office. At some point, if you want more control over the work that comes your…

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The Art of Estimation

jordankrey August 15, 2019 August 14, 2019politics estimating, politics, projects 0
A clock with an engineer in the middle with his arms as clock hands. Numbers are period of delivery time like 1 day, 2 sprints etc.

There is one question every software engineer knows (or will know) all too well: How long will it take to get to production? The question will make even the most seasoned engineer nervous. Here is why: Fact 1: Your answer will be wrong. Fact 2: Your business needs an answer…

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If you give Product a button..

jordankrey May 23, 2019 May 23, 2019politics politics, product, techdebt 0
product and design excitedly looking at a form

Based on the children’s book, “If you give a mouse a cookie.”  For all of the product and design folks I have worked with, this is written with love and good humor. I look forward to the “If you give an engineer a muffin” retort. If you give Product a…

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