Wednesday Wisdom

The whooshing sound of deadlines

Welcome to this week's Wednesday Wisdom, in which we cover a reader question on how to deal with managers who insist on "accurate ETAs" for software development projects. Obviously, no software project in the history of time has ever been delivered according to a pre-established immutable plan and there is no more common sound in software than the sound of a deadline, whooshing by. But how to convince your manager of that?

The anxiety factory

Many startups are anxiety factories. But why? There are the obvious reasons, but there is one that is often overlooked. Find out how that works in this week's Wednesday Wisdom article. https://josvisser.substack.com/p/the-anxiety-factory

Does code review still matter?

Does it? Because let's be honest, most code reviews are terrible. Also, what about AI generated code? Warning: This episode contains more questions than answers! https://josvisser.substack.com/p/does-code-review-still-matter

Ten things not to worry about regarding oncall

This week: An article confirming the Law of the Conservation of Misery. Rejoice! https://josvisser.substack.com/p/ten-things-not-to-worry-about-regarding [https://josvisser.substack.com/p/ten-things-not-to-worry-about-regarding]

Shiny object syndrome

It’s like morphine, not overly dangerous when used sparingly and in small doses by experts…