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Thanks for your recommendation! I added it to my reading list.

> Often it appears in corporations the only people that are getting ahead are those types of yes people. That is why I love consulting. The managers that hire me often express them…

> The on-call time is also unpaid This is why on-call should never be unpaid. There is no incentive to reduce cost and improve that way.

I always suggest TODO's to be replaced during a Code Review by: 1. A ticket number that will be picked up shortly if should still be part of a larger change. In a healthy team, thi…

Good point, I agree that you need both numbers. This story is only about the latency.

I agree that the Standard Deviation is a good measurement because of the big outliers. We also focus on these during retro. What made us remarkably slow? You want to drive down the…

Good point you hardly ever start with a clean slate. Using historical data or asking engineers to estimate how long it will take will always be based upon this past performance. Bu…

Thank you for your question! Yes, I try to make the distinction between prediction looking at historical data and estimation asking the engineers how long it will take.

Thank you for your comment! > But I don't get how they went from that to "estimations are bad". It seems to me that they're just doing better estimations now by looking at historic…

I am the author of the story. I appreciate any feedback so that I learn from you! I will be participating in the discussion.

I am definitely going to read this!

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin This book is about the lessons learned on leadership by two Navy Seal Officers and how they are applied in business. It learned me t…

Once you get experience in having a TDD approach, my view is that you don't lose time with testing. Writing tests is a way to formulate your thought and assumptions. You implement …

You can have an accountant do it for you. I don't file my taxes in The Netherlands. This makes sense if you own a business.

I have used Manager for three years now. It has everything I want, except for good automatic syncing of bank transactions. I can import them from my local bank using a custom conve…

Cool to see a company from my small town post here!

The change of business model drives the differences between coding boot camps. Because now the incentives with the students are aligned. Only if the students get a good job will La…

I can recommend The Fog of War.

I looked at your kickstarter and you rate your sleeping bag at 20 degrees. 20 degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit? If Celsius I am interested.