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6 articles from June 2024 · show all

6 books engineers should read

Here are 6 books I'd buy every engineer who joins my team, if I ran a team. You might like 'em too.

The dangers of spurious automation and how to automate anything

Discover the potential pitfalls of spurious automation and learn a foolproof three-step process to automate any task effectively. Don't miss out on understanding when automation is truly beneficial and when it can become a hindrance.

It’s okay to just do the work

Not everything needs to work forever. Start by solving the problem

Using AI to spark connections at a conference

We built an AI algorithm to help you find interesting people to talk to at a conference. And make sure it's not awkward

Notes for my Scaling Fast talk next week

Decided to publish my notes because they look pretty useful on their own. Although I hope my stage presence adds a little something something. Enjoy :)

How to use feature flags

All the hard lessons learned using feature flags in production. Skips the why and gets to the how.