I've been reflecting on our engineers’ diverse impact on our projects and the true meaning behind labels like "10x engineer". Over the years, many| Vadim Kravcenko
I want to talk about something we don't discuss enough in our field: the mental health of software engineers, especially those of us who've taken on the| Vadim Kravcenko
I worked with a client in the early days of my career building social media sentiment analysis platform when Twitter was still called Twitter. We were a| Vadim Kravcenko
The role of a software developer often gets distilled down to a singular activity: coding. While coding is undeniably the heartbeat of the profession,| Vadim Kravcenko
This is an edited, updated version of an essay I wrote in 2008 when this now popular idea was embryonic and ragged. I recently rewrote it to convey the core ideas, minus out-of-date details. This revisited essay appears in Tim … Continue reading →| The Technium
Project estimates are a crucial part of project management, helping to predict the time and resources needed for successful completion. Accurate estimates can be achieved through experience, understanding the project's complexity, and using the right estimation techniques. Overestimation can lead to wasted resources, while underestimation can result in missed deadlines and increased costs. Estimates should be regularly reviewed and adjusted as the project progresses, to account for unforeseen...| Vadim Kravcenko