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Good Attrition, Bad Attrition for Software Engineers
What does “normal” attrition look like by the numbers, how should you adjust for it, and how can you get ahead of attrition?
Gergely Orosz
Jun 28
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The Scoop #15: a Reality Check for the Tech Market
Also: are promo committees really killing Big Tech open-source contributions? And a look behind layoffs conducted in secret at Tesla.
Gergely Orosz
Jun 23
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Engineering Planning with RFCs, Design Documents and ADRs
What are some successful planning approaches engineering teams use as they grow?
Gergely Orosz
Jun 21
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The Scoop #14: Agile Rollout at Twitter
Also, the crisis at Coinbase and across crypto exchanges. Why are many exchanges making layoffs, and are there any takeaways for other startups?
Gergely Orosz
Jun 16
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20 Years of Software Engineering with Malte Ubl
For this edition, I caught up with a very impactful software engineer. It’s no exaggeration to say his work directly affects the online experience of…
Gergely Orosz
Jun 14
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The Scoop #13: Business as Usual in Parts of the Market
Tech layoffs are continuing, but how reflective are these cuts of what’s happening in the broader industry?
Gergely Orosz
Jun 9
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Community Thread: Measuring Engineering Productivity
How do you measure developer productivity? What worked, and what did not?
Gergely Orosz
Jun 7
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Inside the Layoffs at Klarna
The FinTech company valued at $45B laid off 10% of its staff. How did it happen, and what can other companies learn from this execution?
Gergely Orosz
Jun 2
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Preparing for Layoffs in Tech
What to know about layoffs as a tool of last resort, and how to execute them humanely if there’s no other choice.
Gergely Orosz
May 31
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The Scoop #12: Layoffs Upon Layoffs
13 tech-related layoffs the past week: and counting. What is happening, why, and how long will this last?
Gergely Orosz
May 26
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Shipping to Production
Approaches for shipping code to production reliably, every time.
Gergely Orosz
May 24
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The Scoop #11: The Tech Boom is Over
Layoffs, rescinded offers, hiring freezes, hiring slowdowns and a realistic look at the market.
Gergely Orosz
May 19
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