Verschlimmbessern

Verschlimmbessern is a German term to express when something is made worse in an honest but failed attempt to improve it.

Thank you, Christoph, for teaching me this wonderful expression! (by the way, he has an excellent blog)

💡 Some food for thought: Everything is hard before it is easy. The day before something is a breakthrough, it’s a stupid idea.

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Where do Type Systems Come From?

A nice history lesson on how type theory came to life and its connection to mathematics.

The 4 Key Ways We Fail As Engineering Managers

Being a successful engineering manager is not easy. Learn about the 4 key ways of failure you need to watch.

Developers, your manager is likely clueless

A nice addition to the previous article. “Software is new to the planet, and given that it took 100 years to build competent management techniques for manufacturing, it is no wonder that managers today are looked upon so poorly by developers.”

To Recover from Burnout, Regain Your Sense of Control

An interesting take I haven’t read before. My gut reaction to this is “well it’s easy to recommend, harder to actually do”, but I have to admit the article makes sense.

Hell is other people: a monk’s guide to office life

Dreading returning to the corporate environment? Take some advice from the brethren who lived, worked, and died with their colleagues.