People Who Are Good at Communication All Use the Same Sequence
05/16/2026
Let me be very biased for a moment. Most advice about communication is useless. It’s all this touchy-feely stuff about “active listening” and “empathy” and “finding common ground.” Sounds nice. Doesn’t work. Or rather, it works for people who already have a basic understanding of what they’re doing. For the rest of us, it’s just […]
Why Senior Developers Struggle to Articulate Their Own Expertise
05/14/2026
A senior developer with fifteen years of experience can debug a distributed system in under an hour, but freeze when asked to describe their own strengths in a performance review. This paradox is more common than many realize. According to a 2022 survey by Pluralsight, 62% of senior engineers reported feeling unable to accurately communicate […]