Submissions by allenc

Unpacking Conway's Law

Seniority, as a Measure to Increasingly Undefined Problems

Power User af

Separating Title, Responsibility, and Capability

Scaling with Your Team

Skills for Aspiring Engineering Directors

The Role of a CS Education

Recounting a 14-Year Career in Software, Part V

Software Engineering Salaries Based on Capturing Business Value

Principle of Singular Variability

Buy vs. Build

3 Months into Meditating

The Case for a Single 27“ 4K Work Monitor

Providing Leadership Advice

I Don't Want to Be a Manager

The Cruel Startup Job Market

Revisiting the Square IPO

I Built My Own Financial Planning Spreadsheet

How Lightweight Is a Lightweight Process?

Revisiting the Tech Lead/Manager Role

Breaking Down Team Organization

How to Find a Good Manager

An Era Hostile to Innovation

You Don’t Deserve a House in the Bay Area

The Race to Define the Most Important Technology in Cars

The Folly of Stack Ranking and Measuring Impact

The Greener Grass on the Management Side