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Technical disagreements are inevitable in engineering teams. How they are handled determines whether the team's technical quality improves over time or whether decisions get made by whoever argues longest.
Read moreFeature branches are so ubiquitous that most teams treat them as the only option. But committing directly to trunk, stacked branches, and branch-by-abstraction are legitimate strategies with different tradeoffs that fit different team sizes and release models.
Read moreManaging projects remotely can feel like herding cats. With the right approach, teams stay organized, aligned, and stress-free.
Read moreService size is the wrong metric. Cohesion, team ownership, and bounded context alignment are what determine whether a service is well-sized — and most teams are making their services too small, not too large.
Read moreEvery engagement has at least one difficult conversation. The contractors who handle those conversations well end up with stronger client relationships, not weaker ones.
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