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    Swizec's articles in the "work" category

    I aim to write mindblowing emails with real insight into the career and skills of a modern software engineer. "Raw and honest from the heart!" as one reader described them.

    Below are 40 articles filed under work. Enjoy ❤️

    The swarm doc

    Here's a doc I like to use to structure the pre-work design chat that makes later code review a breeze.

    "Yes caviar is great, here's a ham sandwich"

    Why do some projects ship and others seem to drag on forever? You need 3 people to get this right.

    Make mistakes easy to fix

    You can't prevent bugs. You'll burn out. Instead focus on making them quick to fix.

    How big up-front design fails

    A long design phase without shipping kills many software projects. Here's a story from production I haven't shared before.

    What helps you ship confidently?

    Been thinking about what needs to be in place for engineers to ship with confidence

    Get us over the water, not build us a bridge

    effective engineering teams should work *with* their product owner/manager, not *for* them

    Coordinating at the end is too late

    When working: sync first *then* async

    Approve with comment

    A shift in your code review process can boost your team's productivity. Empower authors to make the call.

    Code yourself out of the job

    Don't get stuck being a critical member of the team.

    The answer to 5 soloists in a trench coat

    Team dysfunction where everyone's a soloist? Try this fix: Force the team to work on ONE story at a time.

    5 soloists in a trench coat

    Ever felt like your software team is just soloists in a trench coat? You may be right!

    Effective standups

    The secret to effective standups that don't suck

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