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Things that are on my mind when I think about work. Click to read Wednesday Wisdom, by Jos Visser, a Substack publication with thousands of […]

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Math and you
Watch now | Math is everywhere, but rarely used
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January 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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How to become a TL 101
Watch now | Not that I know, but here are some thoughts…
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January 14, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Welcome to the problem fractal
Watch now | Details, my dear person, details…
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January 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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The gift of nice
Watch now | Because not nice doesn’t work and negative emotions do not inspire anyone…
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December 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Parameters for success
Watch now | Plan and don’t be afraid to pull the parachute.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Why do good people write bad software?
Answer: Because good software requires time that you don’t always have
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December 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Misinterpreting SRE
A great model, often misinterpreted or misapplied
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December 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Stress!
It’s the economy, stupid!
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December 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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TG Special: A reader question
How does one learn to be a better leader and engineer?
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November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Respect what came before
The devil is in the edge cases
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November 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Short: Are you a koala 🐨 or a duck 🦆?
You gotta choose!
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November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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The gift of modesty
Everything is more complicated and more difficult than you might think it is...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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More things I learned running a small business
Or: How to be successful while making many mistakes 🙂
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October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Things I learned running a small business (part 1)
Experience is what you get when you are expecting something else…
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October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Unhappy the team that needs heroes
In defense of boring…
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October 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Form without function
The worst kind of theater…
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October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Leave a sinking ship in time
Even if you are playing first violin in the orchestra
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October 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Show, don’t tell…
Alternative title: The importance of the first follower
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October 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Security is temporary, adaptability is forever
Adaptability is the new safety net…
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September 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Coding in the time of AI
A followup…
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September 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Be a Player of Games
Machiavelli for software engineers #6
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September 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Scale is the only problem left
But the effort curve is not linear…
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September 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Consider this: You might be wrong!
Knowledge has a lifespan and technical knowledge a very short one at that…
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August 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Know thy tools!
A powerful sharp tool, badly wielded, is worse than a blunt tool
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August 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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All communication is strategic
Machiavelli for software engineers #5
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August 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM