This is my curated list of qualities that great engineering managers exhibit. I'll try to keep this list updated as I learn more about great engineering managers. Direction, protection and order: A great leader shows their team a clear direction to take (vision), protects the team from failures and uncertainties...

When I was 17, I wrote: «I’m going to admit that my content is not perfect, but I have fun writing it. I really do.» Let me add to that. I am going to admit that my code isn’t perfect, but I have fun writing it. The insecurities and joy of writing software (James’ Coffee Blog)

I like clean and simple things, especially in the digital world. — Jan-Lukas Else

“I would describe myself as a socialist. I describe myself as a progressive”. These were Labour leader Keir Starmer’s words in May 2024 shortly after his first speech of the election campaign. Labour’s constitution defines it as a democratic socialist party. So, in theory, Starmer is a socialist. But what is...

In 2009, ReadWriteWeb was featured in the ia.net Web Trend Map, which "plots the Internet’s leading names and domains onto the Tokyo Metro map." Via Internet Archive. As the new year dawned, I wrote up some goals for 2009 in the red 3B1 Warwick notebook I habitually carried with me. As a business goal I wrote,...

collective research trip, Varia, Rotterdam, 22nd-27th June 2024 Our collective ^ in Manorhamilton are travelling to Rotterdam to visit art/design collective Varia to speak about a new collaboration. From the event text (https://varia.zone/en/%5E-x-varia.html): The ^ collective will be visiting Varia at the end of...