/Management

On Wielding Influence

- Charity Majors tl;dr: Charity answers two questions: (1) How to drive change when you have no power or influence? (2) How to drive change when you are a tech lead on a new team?

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OpenAI’s Moat Is Stronger Than You Think

- Ravi Parikh tl;dr: Ravi Parikh, CEO of Airplane, discusses his perspectives on why he thinks OpenAI will have a durable moat and why the usage of general-purpose AI models will be mostly limited to a few large companies in the future.

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Promoted From Dev To Team Lead: 8 Things They Didn’t Tell Me

tl;dr: (1) Many of your skills don’t translate. (2) Keep your instincts. Change your behavior. (3) Communicate “why” more than “what” and “how.” (4) Culture is a real thing. And you’re responsible for it. And more.

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Be Plainspoken

- Andrew Bosworth tl;dr: Andrew discusses the superpower of being plainspoken. “Our desire to maintain harmony can cause us to be indirect about uncomfortable truths. Our desire to influence can cause us to pre-emptively address every arcane objection. Our desire to impress can cause us to use more language than necessary. And the expectations we have internalized about corporate communication often cause us to write in a way we never would to our friends.”

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Hiring Engineers In The Age Of AI And ChatGPT

- Obasi Shaw tl;dr: Hiring in the age of AI? Here's how tools like ChatGPT and Github Copilot impact the role of engineers, how they’ll change technical interviews, and how companies can adapt their interview process to the mainstream usage of these tools.

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Break Glass, Not Rules: Ensuring Compliance in Emergency Code Changes

- Dave Gaeddert tl;dr: In "break glass" scenarios, code review often gets skipped. But many compliance frameworks like SOC2 require that all changes get reviewed. PullApprove tracks these unreviewed pull requests as "bypassed" and facilitates a post-merge review process.

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The Next Larger Context

- Camille Fournier tl;dr: For senior engineers who are looking to step up: “When we are looking to do a larger project than the ones we’ve done before, we need to step out of the context that we normally operate in. When you look one context bigger, you will see immediate new opportunities that you can tackle in adjacent areas… That is where you will find your growth.” Camille highlights this advice with real world examples.

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Extract The Kernel

- Will Larson tl;dr: “I’ve started to notice recurring communication challenges between executives and the folks they work with. The most frequent issue I see is when a literal communicator insists on engaging in the details with a less literal executive. I call the remedy, “extracting the kernel.” Focus on the insight or perspective within the question.

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The Modern Guide To OAuth

- Brian Pontarelli Dan Moore tl;dr: Another guide to OAuth 2.0? Well yes. And no. FusionAuth's Modern Guide to OAuth distills hundreds of conversations about OAuth's eight modes, workflows, and grant types, and then offers advice on choosing the best OAuth mode for your scenario.

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Creating A Culture Of Listening

- Kim Scott tl;dr: Kim contrasts (1) Quiet listening: listening with periods of silence to encourage others to talk with (1) Loud listening: saying things to prompt a reaction from others and have them challenge you. Whether through quiet or loud listening, leaders must create an environment where everyone's ideas are heard, debated, and tested. Embrace diverse perspectives, empower employees to contribute, and establish systems for generating ideas and addressing concerns.

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