your alt-text your alt-text your alt-text your alt-text your alt-text

Computers were a mistake

Come join tens, maybe dozens, of other people who are interested in my ramblings about technology, people, DevEx, Observability, CI/CD and Incident Response.

Kind Engineering: How To Engineer Kindly

Software Engineering is an environment that is rife with worrying stereotypes like the "Brilliant Jerk" and the "Peter Principle". How do you be a kind engineer and encourage kindness in engineering?

This article covers practical tips for becoming a kinder engineer through the following topics:

  • Asynchronous communication
  • Psychological safety
  • Giving/receiving feedback; and
  • Honesty in the workplace.
Kind Engineering: How To Engineer Kindly