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Engineering Culture

The invisible forces that bend outcomes. Code review as teaching, email as a signal not a weapon, deep work respected, and a bias to show your working. The code belongs to everyone, and shoes matter because craft lives in details.

The Wrong Shoes for the Race

Developer Experience

The Wrong Shoes for the Race

Test environments wobble because local ones do not exist.

By Jupiter Jayna 19 Jun 2025

Shouting in the Digital Office

Developer Experience

Shouting in the Digital Office

Shouting across the office would be unthinkable. Online, we do it every day. Goodbye Deep Work.

By Jupiter Jayna 13 Feb 2025

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Views from a Different Shelf

Essays on software engineering, product and performance. Reflections on how teams and technology shape the experience of consumers.

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Essays on software engineering, product and performance. Reflections on how teams and technology shape the experience of consumers.