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What Changed in 50 Years of Computing: Part 2
How has the classic book on software engineering, ‘The Mythical Man-Month,’ aged with time, and how have architecture approaches and tech org structures…
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Gergely Orosz
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GenZ software engineers, according to older colleagues
Responses to a survey about GenZ suggest this new generation possesses standout differences. We explore what makes GenZ distinctive, and check out ideas…
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Gergely Orosz
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Elin Nilsson
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Senior-and-Above Compensation in Tech
How well does tech pay, really? A deep look into almost 1,000 data points sent in by engineering managers, senior+ engineers, VP, and C-level folks in…
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Gergely Orosz
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The Pulse #85: is the “AI developer”a threat to jobs – or a marketing stunt?
One startup released “the first AI software engineer,” while another aims to build a “superhuman software engineer.” As intimidating as these sound…
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Gergely Orosz
What Changed in 50 Years of Computing: Part 1
How has the classic book on software engineering, ‘The Mythical Man Month,’ aged with time, and is it still relevant half a century on – or does it…
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Gergely Orosz
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The end of 0% interest rates: what it means for software engineering practices
Could we see monoliths favored over microservices, full-stack tools over platform specific ones and pragmatic, simpler architecture as a response to 10…
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Gergely Orosz
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The Pulse #81: Could Vision Pro become a coding sidekick?
Developers as power users should be an obvious target group for the Vision Pro. But the technology doesn’t seem to be there just yet. Also: NVIDIA…
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Gergely Orosz
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The end of 0% interest rates: what the new normal means for engineering managers and tech leads
We’re likely to see a preference for flatter organizations, fewer managers, and a preference for the “player coach” leadership model. Some changes…
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Gergely Orosz
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The end of 0% interest rates: what the new normal means for software engineers
The end of 10+ years of 0% interest rates is set to change the tech industry. What do higher rates mean for software engineering jobs, developers, and…
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Gergely Orosz
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The Pulse #78: Is Google “the new IBM?”
When Google went public, its founders stated “Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one.” More signs point that it’s turning…
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Gergely Orosz
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The end of 0% interest rates: what it means for tech startups and the industry
The past 15 years saw the lowest interest rates in modern history, and this “zero interest-rate period” (ZIRP) meant growing tech companies was easy…
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Gergely Orosz
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The Pulse #73: Affirm Compensation Packages Made Public
A deepdive into software engineer compensation ranges at the buy-now-pay-later tech company. Also: senior engineering leadership roles are hard to get…
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Gergely Orosz
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