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2021 Reading

Links to articles I read in 2021 with a few notes to remind me of the topic.

January

Estimates vs Actuals

Technical Debt Isn’t All Bad (Usually)

February

Stop Swiss Cheesing Your Calendar

Technical Debt as a Lack of Understanding

To Everyone Who Asks For ‘Just A Little’ Of Your Time: Here’s What It Costs To Say Yes

March

When costs are nonlinear, keep it small

May

Why Senior Engineers Hate Coding Interviews

Becoming a High-Performance Software Engineer

June

Always be quitting

Friday Facts #366 - The only way to go fast, is to go well!

July

[Part 1] The problems with MVPs in legacy replacement

[Part 2] The problems with MVPs in legacy replacement

August

Four Ways of Writing Thoughtful Code to Think Less

Defense Against the Dark Art of Estimation Bargaining

September

How hard should I push myself?

The True Meaning of Technical Debt

October

Achieving accessibility through simplicity

What to learn

November

Migrations: the sole scalable fix to tech debt

Developer tools: extend your reach (with some work)

Is tasking developers with creating detailed estimates a waste of company money?

December

Code is a Coastline

The Mortifying Ordeal of Pairing All Day