"Unlike other crafts, in software engineering, it really is possible to build the roof before you finish building the walls. And it's also possible to build that roof so it doesn't even eventually line up with the walls."
#softwareengineering #developerexperience #knowledgework
https://www.fossable.org/projects/sandpolis/7-years-of-development/
"Scale is a fundamentally different problem. If you were tasked with baking a loaf of bread, you would not begin with which model of semitruck would deliver the grain."
#focus #productivity #knowledgework #scaling
https://ohhfishal.net/posts/dont-solve-problems-you-dont-have/
#taylorization of #knowledgework
“It’s more fun to write code than to read code,” said Simon Willison, an A.I. fan who is a longtime programmer and blogger, channeling the objections of other programmers. “If you’re told you have to do a code review, it’s never a fun part of the job. When you’re working with these tools, it’s most of the job.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/business/amazon-ai-coders.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KE8.3wnj.iWa0IupCahPv&smid=url-share
"Pushed to use artificial intelligence, software developers at the e-commerce giant say they must work faster and have less time to think. Others welcome the shift"
UNESCO Memory of the World India
UNESCO registered Indian Manuscript
https://vishakhainfo.wordpress.com/2025/05/14/unesco-memoryoftheworld/
#blogs #unescoworldheritage #ancientindianwisdom #IndianLiterature #mustread #knowledgeispower #writers #InformativeContent #historicaltexts #indianheritage #generalknowledge #manuscripts #ancienthistory #educational #knowledgework
“I firmly believe that the very worst possible case for #offshore #knowledgework is the combination of a #Canadian client and a graduate of the #Indian Institute of #Technology.” open.substack.com/pub/backofmi...
another guy in India
Obsidian changed the way I take notes - it's amazing.
It’s literally building a second brain.
No more scattered docs/notes. No more “Where did I write that down?”
Just clean, connected thinking - And a productivity system that actually scales with you.
You have to try it to really get it.
#ObsidianApp #SecondBrain #ProductivityHack #DigitalThinking #NoteTakingRevolution #ConnectedThoughts #KnowledgeGraph #MindExpansion #ToolsForThought #ModernWorkflow #KnowledgeWork #MiddleClassMindset
The Coming Knowledge-Work Supply-Chain Crisis
https://worksonmymachine.substack.com/p/the-coming-knowledge-work-supply
#HackerNews #KnowledgeWork #SupplyChain #Crisis #FutureOfWork #Productivity #Challenges
"Meeting once doesn't do anything for your team, like buying your girlfriend flowers once doesn't make her love you."
"If Product hates Tech and Tech hates Product, you can see it in the code."
"If there are four or five of us, we can deliver something none of us could do by ourselves. And that is when you have a team really able to innovate and change—when the relationships between them produce solutions that are better than the individuals would come up with."
"This lets you keep moving forward and solving problems while keeping the boss informed and allowing them to add their two cents if it is important enough. You can also use this approach with a group of people."
"You think that because you understand 'one' that you must therefore understand 'two' because one and one make two. But you forget that you must also understand 'and.'"
#systemsthinking #complexity #knowledgework
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1196427-you-think-that-because-you-understand-one-that-you-must
"Weaving the fabric of the ensemble is not a runner's-up prize, it's the point."
"The key insight is that only resource that scales with the client teams are the client teams themselves. The next move is for the specialist team to make their expertise self-service."
"Building shared understanding and sharing knowledge becomes easier when you have a writing culture."
"If I have 12 [buttons to add] and I'm the same person at the end of number 12 as I was at the number one, I think I have failed."
“Whatever you are building, there is a smaller, simpler version of it that would deliver much of the value in a fraction of the time”
A quote from the book Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte…
Don’t be afraid to share your ideas before “they’re ready”!!
"We train people for bullshit jobs by training them to generate bullshit."
https://www.cst.cam.ac.uk/blog/afb21/oops-we-automated-bullshit
"Rather than constantly seeking new management innovations, organizations might benefit more from properly implementing these time-tested principles of data-driven feedback, continuous improvement, and human-centered leadership."
"Successful, high-performing organizations see themselves as wisdom creating machines."
#learningorganization #knowledgework #bestpractice
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougsundheim/2025/01/18/the-false-promise-of-best-practices/
