Matt Blodgett

I’m constantly shocked that business people don’t make much of an effort to communicate to engineers the impact of their work. It’s par for ...

Every company needs people who can work quickly. Stuff happens. Production goes down. We found a showstopper bug right before a big release....

One of the difficulties with managing a software project is simply getting people to be honest about the progress they're making and the...

It's pretty common for engineering managers to have regularly scheduled 1-on-1 meetings with their engineers. Topics often include thing...

Pull requests can be a pain to review, but there are things submitters can do to make them easier to manage. I have some opinions about wha...

A lot of companies have a regular practice of "Lunch & Learns"—a series where engineers within the company give a presentation...

Categorize this post as "advice to my younger self." As a developer early in my career I would get very annoyed when coworkers and...