When I switched over from principal engineer to engineering manager earlier this year, I was not given a list of things that would be different - more like expectation of figuring it out. So I have been collecting things people expect me to casually work on, and assessing if I am happy with my introduction to the capabilities in it.

If they would have given me a list, I would have done my own anyway. :)

There's a lot of themes to juggle.

Look at the order in which you do things

#ObliqueStrategies

6 years and a pandemic later—this is how things that are ok to do at the UK Government Digital Service changed.

The original poster was written by @gilest and designed by @soniaturcotte in 2016, and updated in 2022.

Both can be found on the freshly updated #GovDesign Tumblr page: https://govdesign.tumblr.com/

Little birdies tell me VanMoof has officially collapsed. They'll be making a statement shortly.

If you own one of their bikes now is the time to grab your encryption keys before their servers go offline.

Edit: Linking to the "Bikey" app which is a lot easier to use: https://bikey-app.cowboy.bike

Occasional reminder: am looking for work. Can do quite good words. Or advise about what good words could look like. Maybe for you? Your team? Your boss?

Need to fund ongoing Marmite habit.