I can’t believe we are already through the first half of the year. How is your plan for the year going so far?
Software Engineering ⚙️
Design without business is just decoration
I’ve learned to focus on customer problems, not engineering problems, and this talk gave me a glimpse of what’s next. Steve suggests that we understand our companies’ business goals, financials, and leadership, as well as those of our competitors. My favorite quote from the talk:
“All of us are business people who speak through our disciplines.”
Mother of All Outages
I haven’t experienced a dumpster fire like this before, but I have been in quite stressful situations during my ten years of working. If you are new to the industry and experiencing some wild things (reality distortions, death marches, hot-tempered execs, etc.), please remember that’s not normal, and your team may be run much worse than others. Not that any place is perfect.
People ❤️
How to make hard decisions
I knew about the A even over B statement to make a tradeoff decision clear, but I haven’t used it to help me operate. I also like the idea of setting a date to revisit the tradeoff.
The crises won’t stop coming. Radical acceptance is the key to coping.
There are far too many crises in the world: climate change, COVID, housing crisis, and more. Their scales are so massive that they feel outside my influence. So I’ve avoided thinking about them. This article describes another way to process my emotions about the crises actively. I am unsure if it will help me, but I wanted to share it with you.
Business 💰
EV maker Rivian to adopt Tesla’s charging standard
I was surprised that Tesla allowed other automakers to adopt its charging standard. One of Tesla’s selling points was its massive and convenient charging network that no other makers have managed to build. Tesla must have concluded that this network would no longer offer a competitive edge and it’s more capital efficient to have more customers for its charging stations.
Tech hiring up across economy while tech sector employment slips, CompTIA analysis shows
Despite some high-profile layoffs, the tech sector’s unemployment rate remained low at 2% in May.
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