Month: September 2024

What does a date actually mean?

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The bane of every software engineer’s life is dates. And I’m not talking about date types in programming languages, nor am I talking about programming with timezones. I’m talking about the biggest thing that we continually, despite our best intentions, shoot ourselves in the foot with: just when exactly is that project going to be done? Let’s face it: estimates are incredibly hard to make. Sometimes they are closer to fiction than they are to fact. Now, companies want […]

Become a Great Engineering Leader is now in print

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Don’t worry — it’s not going to be just a promotional post this month. There will be an article as usual in a couple of weeks. However, I wanted to stop by and take the opportunity to tell you that my latest book, Become a Great Engineering Leader, is now available to be pre-ordered in print! If you want to pick it up, there are a few options: Or, alternatively, ask your local bookshop to […]