Ship fast without breaking things
Every team slows down as it grows. More people, more code, more meetings, less shipping. It doesn't have to be that way.
These essays dig into velocity, teamwork, and taming complexity — the engineering side and the people side. They're the thinking behind Scaling Fast, my book on software engineering through hypergrowth.
Essays on shipping fast
3 articles from August 2025 · show all
Pair programming
Great for learning those little tricks of the trade you forgot you even learned
Yes it's like spinning plates
In a fast-growing company software engineering feels like spinning plates. Nothing ever stays fixed.
Quick update on Scaling Fast, my next book
Your goal is not to write a book, it's to change how your reader thinks