Over Engineering
Alex CristeaPractical insights on software engineering mastery, productivity, and well-being—condensed into 1-minute reads from 15+ years of experience as a developer and tech lead.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 101 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 2 months ago |
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Pruning Is Not Loss
Honestly, I have no clue how to begin this. Or, more appropriately, how to end it.
In a nutshell, this is the last Open Goals issue I will publish, at least for the moment. I know, right!
From the beginning, my intention behind this threa...
Just Keep Rolling
January was an exciting month.
To begin with, as you might already know, I skipped the New Year’s Eve resolutions altogether.
Honestly, they’re set up for failure before the night is even over: I choose these over realistic goals in the...
Closing Thoughts
Happy New Year! 🎉
One of my favourite activities I do between Christmas and New Year's Eve is to slow down and reflect on the passing year, with a focus on the achievements and the important life events.
In our rush to do more and faster...
A Note on Goals and Gratefulness
Have you ever spent years working toward a goal, only to feel like you lost something the moment you achieved it? I have—and it was a strange feeling.
For context, we had a family goal that took 2.5 years of steady effort. Now that it’s do...
Yet Another Disrupting Change
When you do things in the same way over and over again and expect different results, it’s called being crazy.
That’s how I feel about September—a crazy month.
In the last couple of years, September has been the month with the most disrupt...
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Tech lead who writes. 15+ years of experience in software engineering and leading software development teams.
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