I recently learned that I am a “detractor” of things I actually quite like. Here are a few related things I also learned about in the process.

Why are so many managers obsessed with faux certainty in situations when objectively, there can’t be any?

My company’s CEO recently put out a well-written email update instead of calling an all-hands meeting. It was excellent.

As a manager, don’t try to negotiate with the laws of physics.

Musings on source code management, code review, testing, deployment, and collaboration culture.