Hacker NewsJan 13

No management needed: anti-patterns in early-stage engineering teams

https://www.ablg.io/blog/no-management-needed

#HackerNews #NoManagementNeeded #antiPatterns #EngineeringTeams #StartupCulture #TeamDynamics

No management needed: anti-patterns in early-stage engineering teams

Sharing a reluctant, "node & postgres" approach to engineering management for early-stage startups

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HackerNoonAug 3, 2025
Over-optimizing high-load systems can backfire. Georgy Starikov shares when performance matters and when it harms long-term engineering intuition. https://hackernoon.com/the-hidden-cost-of-performance-how-high-load-specialization-warps-engineering-intuition #engineeringteams
The Hidden Cost of Performance: How High-Load Specialization Warps Engineering Intuition | HackerNoon

Over-optimizing high-load systems can backfire. Georgy Starikov shares when performance matters and when it harms long-term engineering intuition.

Mathew ThomasFeb 23, 2025
#Meta to build #engineeringteams in #India with new #Bengaluru office
https://www.moneycontrol.com/technology/meta-to-build-engineering-teams-in-india-with-new-bengaluru-office-article-12947922.html
Alex ShawFeb 3, 2023

One of the worst mistakes of my career. I failed to manage up, got caught in the 'single metric bias' trap and publically shouted at an exemplary lead engineer.

I wrote up the story in the hope it helps anyone faced with the same situation avoid the same mistake.

https://thelittlestcto.com/blog/you-dont-care-about-quality-a-story-of-single-metric-bias

#engineeringteams #engineers #CodeLife #agilesoftwaredevelopment #softwaredevelopment #softwareengineering #softwarequality #SoftwarePrinciples

"You don't care about quality" A story of single metric bias

This was not a high point in my career. It's a story of single metric bias, how I let one measure become a 'source of truth', failed to manage up and ended up yelling at one of the most respected engineers in my team.