Tech debt can’t be solved as a roadmap item. It needs to be part of your daily routine

As an engineering leader, I’ve seen the following pattern play out multiple times, across multiple companies Executives complain about engineering velocity not being high enough. “I just want to show the user’s birthday on the settings page. Why does that take a whole year?” Engineers respond that tech debt is holding them back Executives tell … Continue reading Tech debt can’t be solved as a roadmap item. It needs to be part of your daily routine →

Alert Fast

A dichotomy I often see in many different teams and projects, is the dilemma between “failing fast” and “failing gracefully.” Here’s a simplified example of what I see far too often, and gets to the core of the dilemma. public String generateGreeting() { try { return “Hello ” + getName(); } catch (Exception e) { … Continue reading Alert Fast →