Learned helplessness can quietly take over software teams: no initiative, growing tech debt, etc. I wrote about the symptoms, how it's taught (often unintentionally), and how to break the cycle.
https://www.brokenrobot.xyz/blog/learned-helplessness-in-software-teams/
#SoftwareEngineering #EngineeringLeadership #Agile
Learned helplessness in software teams: Symptoms, causes, and the path to empowerment
In this post, we will explore how learned helplessness creeps into development teams in large organizations, the telltale symptoms to watch for, how poor leadership and management practices teach teams to feel helpless, and - most importantly - what leaders can do to break this cycle.
AI now writes code with us - so it needs our manuals, too. A short read on why written coding conventions matter more than ever, and how they make AI a force multiplier - not a chaos amplifier.
https://www.brokenrobot.xyz/blog/the-renaissance-of-written-coding-conventions/
#AI #SoftwareEngineering #CodingStandards #EngineeringLeadership
The renaissance of written coding conventions: Because AI reads manuals, too
Coding conventions are having a renaissance. AI agents code with us now, and they learn what we teach. Time to dust off the manual, because AI reads manuals, too. This post is a bit more frontend-focused, but everything here maps to other areas of software development just as well.
Too many rules? Chaos code? Neither. I've just dropped a post on finding the real sweet spot in coding conventions - no "bikeshedding" required. Architects & tech leads, this is for you. Check it out: https://www.brokenrobot.xyz/blog/beyond-tabs-and-spaces-finding-a-balance-in-coding-conventions/
#CodingConventions #QualityAttributes #TechnicalLeadership
Beyond tabs and spaces: Finding a balance in coding conventions
An informal journey for software architects and tech leads on taming coding standards and aligning them with what really matters.
The power of coding conventions in large, distributed teams
Software development is rarely a solitary endeavor - especially on large, complex projects. When multiple developers, architects, and stakeholders span different time zones, offices, or even continents, the challenges of maintaining consistency can grow exponentially. In these situations, well-defined guidelines or coding conventions aren`t just "nice to have" - they can make or break a project`s success.
I just wrote a post about the human side of code reviews. I'm digging into why it can feel stressful, from miscommunication to clashing perspectives, without claiming to have all the answers. Let me know what you think!
#CodeReviews #Teamwork #Collaboration
https://www.brokenrobot.xyz/blog/the-human-side-of-code-reviews-in-large-teams/
The human side of code reviews in large teams
Software development is not just about writing code - it is a collaboration. In large teams working on complex projects, code reviews are meant to be a process of knowledge sharing, quality assurance, and professional growth. At the heart of every code review is a conversation between individuals with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
"Privacy campaigners have called Google's new rules on tracking people online "a blatant disregard for user privacy.""
#privacy #google
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21g0052dno
Fingerprinting: Critics say Google rules put profits over privacy
Google is allowing advertisers to collect more personal information, which is harder for users to control.
"A new AI model that can interactively simulate the classic 1993 first-person shooter game Doom in real time using AI image generation techniques borrowed from Stable Diffusion."
#ai #videogames
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/08/new-ai-model-can-hallucinate-a-game-of-1993s-doom-in-real-time/
New AI model can hallucinate a game of 1993’s Doom in real time
Dobos: “Why write rules for software by hand when AI can just think every pixel for you?”…
"In case there are any doubts, letting junior engineers code without senior engineers to review their work and guide them is equivalent to stashing time bombs all over the codebase."
#Management #Leadership #SoftwareDevelopment
https://medium.com/javascript-scene/why-cutting-costs-is-expensive-how-9-hour-software-engineers-cost-boeing-billions-b76dbe571957
Why Cutting Costs is Expensive: How $9/Hour Software Engineers Cost Boeing Billions
On October 29, 2018 Lion Air Flight 610, a 737 MAX 8 flight from Jakarta, Indonesia to Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia, crashed into the sea 13 minutes after takeoff, killing all 189 people aboard…
CrowdStrike to vendors: Sorry for the global tech outage. Here’s a $10 Uber Eats voucher
When reports came out Wednesday afternoon that CrowdStrike sent out $10 Uber Eats vouchers to partners — i.e. the third-party agents selling CrowdStrike to customers and managing their day-to-day needs — as a token of apology for making their lives miserable during the worst global tech outage in history, there were three main buckets of reactions.
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