The difference between the two operating modes at tech companies, and how to thrive in each of these environments.
Also: Amazon’s job cuts deepen; pay transparency changes in the US; and the answer on why Dollar Shave Club was down for 8 days straight.
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A deep dive into how Sourcegraph works from the perspective of software engineers and engineering managers. Part 2.
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Also: Amazon doubling down on RTO. And is ChatGPT causing panic within Big Tech?
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A deep dive into how Sourcegraph works from the perspective of software engineers and engineering managers.
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The bank serving half of all VC-funded startups in the US and UK collapsed more or less overnight. How did it play out, and what is the impact of this…
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Uber has operated its own data centers for 9 years. What challenges did the company face, and why is it considering moving to the Cloud? Part 2.
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Uber has operated its own data centers for 9 years. What challenges did the company face, and why is it considering moving to the Cloud? Part 1.
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As a manager, how do you deliver an unfavorable performance review? And how do you deal with getting a worse review than what you expected?
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Performance reviews stricter this year, equity refreshers cut back at Instacart, and Google cutting back in decades-old investment areas.
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February 2023

A deepdive into what Backstage is, why it is gaining rapid popularity across large tech companies, and alternatives to it.
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Also: a historic pushback on RTO at Amazon, Big Tech job-switching stats, and more.