Archive - Refactoring

How to Prevent Burnout 🔥

A thorough guide to detecting burnout signs, recovering from them, and implementing good systems for yourself and your team.

Jul 2 •

June 2025

Software ownership, removing controls, and tech simplification 💡

Monday Ideas — Edition #162

Jun 30 •

Building AI-Powered Podcast Learning 🎧 — with Kevin Smith

Refactoring Podcast Season 5 • Episode 6

Jun 27 •

50:42

How AI is Changing Engineering Docs 📑

A practical guide on how to think about docs in the age of AI.

Jun 23 •

MCP challenges, atomic habits, platform teams vs central teams, and Accelerate capabilities💡

Monday Ideas — Edition #161

Jun 23 •

The Manager's Path 📘

Our review + summary of the seminal work by Camille Fournier.

Jun 18 •

Engineering maturity, cloud vs on-prem, and CTOs 💡

Monday Ideas — Edition #160

Jun 16 •

The Future of Dev Tools 🔧 — with Dennis Pilarinos

Refactoring Podcast — Season 5 • Episode 5

Jun 13 •

40:23

How to Design APIs for an AI World 🔌

A thorough analysis of how AI changes what is needed from a good API, with real-world examples + some speculations about the future.

Jun 11 •

TDD, performance reviews, and diagnostic metrics 💡

Monday Ideas — Edition #159

Jun 9 •

The Engineering Manager Archetypes 📊

A thorough framework to identify how engineering managers create value inside orgs.

Jun 4 •

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Players, monorepos, and single-track careers 💡

Monday Ideas — Edition #158

Jun 2 •

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