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Sebastian Gebski
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Geek, engineer, blogger, codefella, serial reader. Engineering leadership for a living. I speak here for myself only.
What can you find on the list? Tech/architecture, entrepreneurship, leadership/mgmt, behavioral psychology, history and global economics, some fiction, philosophy, some classics.
January 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM
If you like Tome IV, maybe you'll like this one too. I liked the first two only. Btw. tome V concludes the first "story arc" (5 huge books), the 2nd "story arc" is planned for another 5.
December 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I'm certain my knowledge about this beautiful sport is very limited, but I know the basics of how points are awarded (TES+PCS).
I strongly believe that e.g.:
- software engineer performance does not depend on how difficult techniques (s)he uses ...
- not mentioning the artistry and presentation ...
December 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Anyway, if you're still struggling with how to capture the idea of "maintenance" in your budgeting/planning/org. composition, you may find this No Kill Switch classic (from 2019) useful: no-kill-switch.ghost.io/the-cost-of-...
The cost of "running" software
Let's daydream a little bit: You build stuff in a work environment of virtually endless repertoire of ideas to be implemented. Your work is all about new features, extensions of existing features, fe...
no-kill-switch.ghost.io
December 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
... - there's no "maintenance", but 1/ an entropy management, 2/ a cost of running software, and 3/ the concept of various debts incurred (technical, model, process, etc.).
December 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I had this a while ago - I was kind of shocked when I heard that the "new feature development" vs "maintenance" is still a thing for many orgs. In my bliss ignorance I believed this "dichotomy" is already widely addressed by a simple mental model ...
December 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Wyszła zdrowa godzina z kwadransem 🕰️ - ani za mało, ani za dużo. W sam raz do odsłuchania przy ubieraniu choinki, gotowaniu Wigilijnego barszczu albo innych świątecznych aktywnościach, np. rozwiązywaniu zadań "Advent of Code" 😜 ...
December 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM