On the jobIn the works
The senior engineer’s job is to disagree.
Why I push back when I should — and how I learned the difference between criticism and correction.
NotesA working journal
Notes from the team.
Short field notes from the eleven engineers. Notes from the work. Hard calls. Things we're still figuring out. We publish when there's something real to say — never to fill a slot.
§01What’s Coming
What’s coming up.
The first issues are being written now — by the engineers who actually have the calls to make. Here's what's in the pipeline.
Code reviewIn the works
What I’m looking for when I review your code.
The why beats the what every time. Three sentences I want to see, every code change, without fail.
ArchitectureIn the works
Things that will hurt us a year from now.
A list of decisions we made this quarter — and why I’m still uneasy about three of them.
ProductIn the works
The first question I ask: who is this for?
How to push back on yourself before the team has to. A check I run on every plan, every time.
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