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Thoughtful Engineering

Christine Miao, David Bentley

(Responsibly) contrarian takes on modern software engineering.

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  • Christine Miao

    Christine is the creator of technical accounting, an accounting method that surfaces engineering health. It turns massive initiatives - like breaking up monoliths or cleaning up tech debt - into reports anyone can understand.

  • David Bentley

    I write on a range of topics at the intersection of technology, leadership, organizational behavior, growth and human behavior. That's quite a junction.

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