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“Better, sooner, cheaper, your choice of any two”—while there are situations where this old chestnut fits, it doesn’t fit in software development.


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“I’m sorry but I only accomplished 3 out of my 6 goals for the semester.”

“Excellent! You’re right on track.”

What the hell just happened? I was so confused. The setting was my first performance review at Facebook with my manager David Recordon (hi David 👋🏻). I walked in with dread. I had 6 goals for my first 6 months. No matter how hard I struggled, I just coul...


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Spec-driven or not spec-driven is not the question. The first question is, “What game are we playing?” Here’s the game I’m playing when I develop software, with or without the genie. I call it The Compounding Game:


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