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Stop Creating Decorative Spreadsheets

Spreadsheets are arguably the best thing to come out of the computer age. Spreadsheets were the first killer app for computers. Good spreadsheets are powerful, well organized and, most importantly, useful. Decorative spreadsheets, on the other hand, give the appearance of being useful but in reality resist any kind of deeper analysis or utilization. Let me clarify what separates the two and help you avoid creating the latter.

Effective Presentations - How to Captivate and Influence Your Audience

What to do if you're too nice at work?

Have you ever been told that you're too nice at work? It's a common piece of feedback, but what does it really mean? Being kind and empathetic is a strength, but it can also lead to challenges if not balanced with assertiveness and clear boundaries. How can you be "less nice" without compromising who you are?

AI is an Accelerator, not a Replacement. AI should be encouraging companies to hire more developers, not fewer.

The narrative that AI will replace developers is everywhere, but it's fundamentally wrong. AI makes developers more productive, which increases their ROI. Basic economics tells us you should invest more, not less, in high-return assets. Companies cutting developers because of AI are either admitting they lack vision or are just making excuses to cut costs.

Is your engineering team stuck in analysis paralysis? Take a lesson from the group that helped build the internet.

Making tough technical decisions can be... tough. But what if you could avoid analysis paralysis and make decisions that everyone can live with? Learn how the IETF's "rough consensus" approach can help your team move forward.