The Year of Internal Tools(geocod.io)
55 points by thecodemonkey | 21 comments
Geocodio engineering blog post on moving from bash scripts to full internal apps, keeping them maintainable, and deciding when to build versus buy.
#engineering-culture on Hacker News
21 stories tagged engineering-culture, newest first.
Good Culture Is the Biggest Productivity Hack, Not AI(newsletter.eng-leadership.com)
386 points by gpi | 93 comments
Engineering Leadership newsletter post by Gregor Ojstersek arguing that good team culture boosts productivity more than AI, which helps only when culture is right.
Decisions that eroded trust in Azure – by a former Azure Core engineer(isolveproblems.substack.com)
1091 points by axelriet | 517 comments
A former Azure Core engineer's Substack essay, first in a series, on decisions and complacency at Microsoft that eroded trust in Azure, including with OpenAI.
Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity(terriblesoftware.org)
811 points by aamederen | 451 comments
A Terrible Software blog post arguing that engineering organizations reward complex work over simple solutions when deciding promotions.
AI is not a coworker, it's an exoskeleton(kasava.dev)
485 points by benbeingbin | 509 comments
Kasava blog post arguing AI should be treated as an exoskeleton that amplifies human capability rather than as an autonomous coworker.
Lessons from 14 years at Google(addyosmani.com)
1555 points by cdrnsf | 643 comments
Addy Osmani's blog post sharing 21 lessons from 14 years as an engineer at Google, focused on people, alignment, and navigating work beyond code.
What makes you senior(terriblesoftware.org)
356 points by mooreds | 174 comments
A Terrible Software blog post discussing what actually makes a software engineer senior.
Using LLMs at Oxide(rfd.shared.oxide.computer)
636 points by steveklabnik | 249 comments
Oxide Computer's public RFD 576 by Bryan Cantrill describing how the company approaches using large language models in its work.
I ignore the spotlight as a staff engineer(lalitm.com)
502 points by todsacerdoti | 226 comments
Blog post by a Google Senior Staff engineer explaining why he prioritizes long-term systems stewardship over high-visibility spotlight work, responding to Sean Goedecke's essays.
How good engineers write bad code at big companies(seangoedecke.com)
348 points by gfysfm | 236 comments
Sean Goedecke blog post explaining why competent engineers at big tech companies produce sloppy code, citing short tenures and engineers working outside their expertise.
Collaboration sucks(newsletter.posthog.com)
404 points by Kinrany | 220 comments
A PostHog "Product for Engineers" newsletter post by Charles Cook arguing that collaboration slows teams down and individuals should own and drive work.
Reflections on OpenAI(calv.info)
697 points by calvinfo | 380 comments
Calvin French-Owen's blog post reflecting on the culture of working at OpenAI after leaving the company, where he worked from May 2024.
Sell yourself, sell your work(solipsys.co.uk)
391 points by ColinWright | 152 comments
Colin Wright's essay arguing that technically brilliant work is wasted unless you write it up clearly and communicate it to others.
The Frontend Treadmill(polotek.net)
686 points by Kerrick | 629 comments
Blog post arguing that frontend teams should stop rewriting apps in new frameworks and instead learn their current tools deeply, since frameworks churn every few years.
Egoless Engineering(egoless.engineering)
754 points by mcfunley | 268 comments
Landing page for Dan McKinley's talk "Egoless Engineering" about engineering culture, collaboration across roles, and moving past ego and misery as a metric.
Ask HN: What is the best code base you ever worked on?
465 points by pcatach | 390 comments
Ask HN discussion thread where users describe the best codebases they have worked on and what made them good.
Leaving LinkedIn(corecursive.com)
408 points by wyclif | 273 comments
CoRecursive podcast episode #098 in which Chris Krycho talks about leaving LinkedIn and choosing engineering excellence over expediency.
What it was like working for Gitlab(yorickpeterse.com)
351 points by aragilar | 414 comments
Yorick Peterse's blog post reflecting on his six years working at GitLab from 2015 to 2021, including burnout and company experiences.
How to find a lost phone in a no-cell-coverage camping site?(manas.tech)
392 points by mgarciaisaia | 296 comments
Manas.tech blog post by Matías García Isaía about approaching unconventional problems, such as finding a lost phone at a camping site with no cell coverage.
How a startup loses its spark(blog.johnqian.com)
451 points by imadj | 230 comments
A blog essay on why engineering work at small seed-stage startups feels intoxicating and how that spark fades as companies grow larger.
How to be a -10x Engineer(taylor.town)
763 points by surprisetalk | 441 comments
A satirical blog post on taylor.town listing strategies for becoming a '-10x engineer' who wastes the output of ten engineers.