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newsletter.antoniokov.com

Why aren’t you a good fit?

Asking candidates why we should NOT hire them has turned out to be a remarkable filter.

kyrylo.org

Why do software developers love complexity?

When KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) is a well-known mantra, why do we keep gravitating toward complexity?

xipu.li

The last programmers

We’re witnessing the final generation of people who translate ideas into code by hand.

otherbranch.com

No, you don’t want to hire “the best engineers"

Just say those words to any room full of recruiters, and everyone will give a wry chuckle and roll their eyes. We've all heard it a million times.

itsnicethat.com

The good, the bad, and the iffy

A candid talk about the murky waters of client selection, the logistics and risks of rejecting work on moral grounds.

svpg.com

Product leadership archetypes

The 3 different archetypes of product leaders: the craftsperson, the operator, and the visionary.

uxdesign.cc

Why designing terrible solutions makes you a better designer

Applying the anchoring effect to design practice.

terriblesoftware.org

The management skill nobody talks about

Let me tell you something that will happen after you become a manager: you’re going to mess up. A lot.

tracydurnell.com

Building out of the mistakes of the past

Gardens are so slow-moving that they’re anchored in our past choices, and don’t represent our current knowledge or skills.

capwatkins.com

Make things happen

How to stop waiting for the perfect brief—and to make your current team, your current work, the shiny cool new thing.

baldurbjarnason.com

Let’s stop pretending that managers care about productivity

Businesses only care about control over labour and stock prices, and ignore anything resembling modern management theory or related fields.

jyn.dev

An engineer’s perspective on hiring

Hiring in tech is broken. What can we do better?

ashtom.github.io

Developers, reinvented

A vital shift is underway in software development, one that redefines how we build, but also who we are as developers.

seangoedecke.com

What kind of work I want

If we were still in the zero-interest-rates era, maybe I would have increasingly baroque conditions about what job I’m willing to accept.

labs.davidbauer.ch

Priority compass

A simple tool for individuals, teams and organizations to focus your energy on what really matters to you.

hvpandya.com

The age of the super IC

Taste in building products is a function of energy and runs a real risk of waning if not cultivated properly.

elroy.bot

AI is a floor raiser, not a ceiling raiser

For AI, the level of impact is determined by the amount of mastery needed to make an impactful product.

matthewstrom.com

The product design talent crisis

Why we should invest in the next generation of product designers.

ordep.dev

On the edge of competence

How self-awareness, continuous learning, and avoiding overconfidence lead to sharper decisions and greater impact.

hvpandya.com

Tyranny of optionality

Being high potential in tech careers comes with a real stress of not really enjoying your present.