10 Percent of People
It is a business meme that 10 percent of people do 90 percent of the work (or 20/80). There is some truth to it but if we take it at a face value, it needs to be a fractal. So… Read More »10 Percent of People
Leadership
Why Is Software Not Cheap Yet?
We are several years in of LLMs “revolution” in software engineering. Why is software not cheap yet? If the models really make it so easy to produce it, we should see at least some reductions in costs. New competitors of… Read More »Why Is Software Not Cheap Yet?
LLMs And Leadership Skills
If LLMs really can do a work of Juniors at least (even if Mediors or Seniors), the new skill actually is leadership. Managing, defining what needs to be done, why, how. What matters and what can be skipped. I do… Read More »LLMs And Leadership Skills
Being Responsible
But towards whom? If you are responsible at work, sometimes you do more than will be appreciated and your family might suffer. But if you do not do it, your colleagues might suffer because something will not work properly. It… Read More »Being Responsible
Coming Back
Nowadays it is quick to get a summary of what happened using LLMs coming back from vacation. But what you miss by that is how it happened. How it got around to the state you have came back to. Seeing… Read More »Coming Back
Reverse Jevons Paradox
Don’t do this to your company. “Say you’re in charge of a big software effort. If you make it hard to change code by requiring multiple levels of reviews, a web of Jira tickets, a horde of people needing to… Read More »Reverse Jevons Paradox
The Religion of Speed
Being fast should not be a dogma. “People rush through the part where understanding is supposed to happen, then spend ten times longer cleaning up the consequences. The original rushed work gets recorded as “fast.” The cleanup gets recorded as… Read More »The Religion of Speed
S Curves
They are not only for budgeting. “When something is in hypergrowth, it’s growing faster than it’s ever been. This is when healthcare systems collapse during a pandemic, or when hypergrowth companies can’t cope with all the ways they’re breaking at… Read More »S Curves
Don’t Take the Black Pill
Just do good job and don’t be discouraged.
Inside Nokia’s Race to Catch the iPhone and Android Wave
Being the first is hard and expensive. “Partanen says there was a downside to Nokia’s mobile-phone dominance. “Often, being the first mover is not necessarily the best position,” he says. “Being a quick follower is the best position.”” https://spectrum.ieee.org/nokia-phones-history