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Delft blue tile reading "Adding People To A Late Project Makes It Later… Unless The People Already Know How To Work Together" — Developers Tiles of Wisdom

Engineering Leadership

33. Adding People To A Late Project Makes It Later…

Brooks's Law says adding manpower to a late project makes it later. True—unless the people you add already share standards and know how to work together.

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2 min read

Delft blue tile reading "Review Your Code" — Developers Tiles of Wisdom

Software Development

28. Review Your Code

Most developers see code review as something that happens to their code. Great developers know they're the first reviewer—and study their own diff before the PR.

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3 min read

Delft blue tile reading "Do Not Lower Your Estimations Just To Please The Client" — Developers Tiles of Wisdom

Engineering Leadership

27. Do Not Lower Your Estimations Just To Please The Client

An unrealistic estimate isn't a service, it's a time bomb. Why lowering your estimates to please a client backfires—and how to estimate honestly instead.

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5 min read

Delft blue tile reading "Commit Often" — Developers Tiles of Wisdom

Software Development

26. Commit Often

Small, focused commits are one of the most powerful developer habits—and even more important with AI. Commit before AI touches your code, and thank yourself later.

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5 min read

Delft-blue tile with a floral border reading: The best coding standard is the one your whole team follows

Engineering Leadership

4. The Best Coding Standard Is the One Your Whole Team Follows

How a shared coding standard transformed a team of skilled-but-scattered developers — and the hard lesson about what happens when one team skips it.

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3 min read

Delft-blue tile with an ornate floral border reading: Think First!

Frontend Architecture

3. Think First!

Eager to dive into a new project? The questions an architect asks before writing a line of code — so a fast start doesn't become a slow recovery.

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3 min read