Angry Weasel (aka Alan Page)
@angryweasel.bsky.social
Author, musician, and sometimes software adjacent. I have opinions. I speak (sometimes), and write (frequently) at http://angrweasel.substack.com. msft survivor; ex-Unity; currently at NBCU
When Confidence Meets Vulnerability
How real strength starts with being seen.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Five for Friday – March 14, 2025
The world is weird. Here are some weird - and not weird things I saw this week. I dug this article on Simple tips for managing any project - it's full of practical tips (many of which have worked for me). What to do when your manager asks "how can I help?" I really…
The world is weird. Here are some weird - and not weird things I saw this week. I dug this article on Simple tips for managing any project - it's full of practical tips (many of which have worked for me). What to do when your manager asks "how can I help?" I really…
Five for Friday – March 14, 2025
The world is weird. Here are some weird - and not weird things I saw this week. I dug this article on Simple tips for managing any project - it's full of practical tips (many of which have worked for me). What to do when your manager asks "how can I help?" I really liked this article on Crawling out of the Incident pit of despair…
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March 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Five for Friday – March 14, 2025
The world is weird. Here are some weird - and not weird things I saw this week. I dug this article on Simple tips for managing any project - it's full of practical tips (many of which have worked for me). What to do when your manager asks "how can I help?" I really…
The world is weird. Here are some weird - and not weird things I saw this week. I dug this article on Simple tips for managing any project - it's full of practical tips (many of which have worked for me). What to do when your manager asks "how can I help?" I really…
Five for Friday – March 7, 2025
I skipped a week - but I'm back for today at least. Here are a few interesting things I found this week. Great article this week on Lenny's Newsletter about developer productivity - Introducing Core 4: The best way to measure and improve your product velocity This…
I skipped a week - but I'm back for today at least. Here are a few interesting things I found this week. Great article this week on Lenny's Newsletter about developer productivity - Introducing Core 4: The best way to measure and improve your product velocity This…
Five for Friday – March 7, 2025
I skipped a week - but I'm back for today at least. Here are a few interesting things I found this week. Great article this week on Lenny's Newsletter about developer productivity - Introducing Core 4: The best way to measure and improve your product velocity This article on Should managers still code? answers this often-asked question - and so much more.
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March 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Five for Friday – March 7, 2025
I skipped a week - but I'm back for today at least. Here are a few interesting things I found this week. Great article this week on Lenny's Newsletter about developer productivity - Introducing Core 4: The best way to measure and improve your product velocity This…
I skipped a week - but I'm back for today at least. Here are a few interesting things I found this week. Great article this week on Lenny's Newsletter about developer productivity - Introducing Core 4: The best way to measure and improve your product velocity This…
Five for Friday – February 21, 2025
It's been an interesting week (aren't they all these days?). Here are a few things you may (or may not) like. Let's lead with good news. It was great to see Ash Hunsberger talking with Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin about Developer Experience. I've been…
It's been an interesting week (aren't they all these days?). Here are a few things you may (or may not) like. Let's lead with good news. It was great to see Ash Hunsberger talking with Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin about Developer Experience. I've been…
Five for Friday – February 21, 2025
It's been an interesting week (aren't they all these days?). Here are a few things you may (or may not) like. Let's lead with good news. It was great to see Ash Hunsberger talking with Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin about Developer Experience. I've been fortunate enough to work with Ash the last year, and she's amazing. I thought there was a lot of truth in this post on…
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February 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Five for Friday – February 21, 2025
It's been an interesting week (aren't they all these days?). Here are a few things you may (or may not) like. Let's lead with good news. It was great to see Ash Hunsberger talking with Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin about Developer Experience. I've been…
It's been an interesting week (aren't they all these days?). Here are a few things you may (or may not) like. Let's lead with good news. It was great to see Ash Hunsberger talking with Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin about Developer Experience. I've been…
Five for Friday – February 14, 2025
Back again for another week of semi-interesting links. I don't even know where to start with DOGE. They don't appear to know what they're doing, nor how relational databases work. And apparently - anyone can edit their website. What a fucking mess. On a more…
Back again for another week of semi-interesting links. I don't even know where to start with DOGE. They don't appear to know what they're doing, nor how relational databases work. And apparently - anyone can edit their website. What a fucking mess. On a more…
Five for Friday – February 14, 2025
Back again for another week of semi-interesting links. I don't even know where to start with DOGE. They don't appear to know what they're doing, nor how relational databases work. And apparently - anyone can edit their website. What a fucking mess. On a more positive (but not that postive) note, it's performance review season at a lot of companies.
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February 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Five for Friday – February 14, 2025
Back again for another week of semi-interesting links. I don't even know where to start with DOGE. They don't appear to know what they're doing, nor how relational databases work. And apparently - anyone can edit their website. What a fucking mess. On a more…
Back again for another week of semi-interesting links. I don't even know where to start with DOGE. They don't appear to know what they're doing, nor how relational databases work. And apparently - anyone can edit their website. What a fucking mess. On a more…
Five for Friday – February 7, 2025
I took last week off - nobody noticed (or at least nobody said anything). For those of you reading, here are a few fun articles I read this week. I met Alessandra Moreira many years ago in Australia. Her substack is wonderful, and I especially liked this article…
I took last week off - nobody noticed (or at least nobody said anything). For those of you reading, here are a few fun articles I read this week. I met Alessandra Moreira many years ago in Australia. Her substack is wonderful, and I especially liked this article…
Five for Friday – February 7, 2025
I took last week off - nobody noticed (or at least nobody said anything). For those of you reading, here are a few fun articles I read this week. I met Alessandra Moreira many years ago in Australia. Her substack is wonderful, and I especially liked this article on Why Engineering Leaders Must Rethink Testing to Build Reliable Software I thought…
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February 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Five for Friday – February 7, 2025
I took last week off - nobody noticed (or at least nobody said anything). For those of you reading, here are a few fun articles I read this week. I met Alessandra Moreira many years ago in Australia. Her substack is wonderful, and I especially liked this article…
I took last week off - nobody noticed (or at least nobody said anything). For those of you reading, here are a few fun articles I read this week. I met Alessandra Moreira many years ago in Australia. Her substack is wonderful, and I especially liked this article…
False Secrets
as if I need to write another article about transparency...
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January 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Five for Friday – January 24, 2025
It's another week of interesting things on the internet. Here are five worth sharing. I enjoyed this article on 3 Things to Embrace to Elevate Your Company’s Culture ...and I also enjoyed this one on Employee autonomy explained I've used copilot a bit for…
It's another week of interesting things on the internet. Here are five worth sharing. I enjoyed this article on 3 Things to Embrace to Elevate Your Company’s Culture ...and I also enjoyed this one on Employee autonomy explained I've used copilot a bit for…
Five for Friday – January 24, 2025
It's another week of interesting things on the internet. Here are five worth sharing. I enjoyed this article on 3 Things to Embrace to Elevate Your Company’s Culture ...and I also enjoyed this one on Employee autonomy explained I've used copilot a bit for personal projects, and think that AI code gen can be pretty fantastic - however, AI is Creating a Generation of Illiterate Programmers…
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January 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Five for Friday – January 24, 2025
It's another week of interesting things on the internet. Here are five worth sharing. I enjoyed this article on 3 Things to Embrace to Elevate Your Company’s Culture ...and I also enjoyed this one on Employee autonomy explained I've used copilot a bit for…
It's another week of interesting things on the internet. Here are five worth sharing. I enjoyed this article on 3 Things to Embrace to Elevate Your Company’s Culture ...and I also enjoyed this one on Employee autonomy explained I've used copilot a bit for…
Five for Friday – January 17, 2025
Back again - here are a few things I found this week that I thought were worth sharing. I often give similar advice, but maybe someone else saying it (and better) will mean more. Why Leaders Shouldn't Try To Do It All I enjoyed (and agreed with) this article on…
Back again - here are a few things I found this week that I thought were worth sharing. I often give similar advice, but maybe someone else saying it (and better) will mean more. Why Leaders Shouldn't Try To Do It All I enjoyed (and agreed with) this article on…
Five for Friday – January 17, 2025
Back again - here are a few things I found this week that I thought were worth sharing. I often give similar advice, but maybe someone else saying it (and better) will mean more. Why Leaders Shouldn't Try To Do It All I enjoyed (and agreed with) this article on Skip Level 1:1s I thought this article on The River: A Better Way to Code…
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January 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Five for Friday – January 17, 2025
Back again - here are a few things I found this week that I thought were worth sharing. I often give similar advice, but maybe someone else saying it (and better) will mean more. Why Leaders Shouldn't Try To Do It All I enjoyed (and agreed with) this article on…
Back again - here are a few things I found this week that I thought were worth sharing. I often give similar advice, but maybe someone else saying it (and better) will mean more. Why Leaders Shouldn't Try To Do It All I enjoyed (and agreed with) this article on…
When Up is Too Much
the nuance and terror of managing up
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January 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Five for Friday – January 10, 2025
I'm back. I never left, and I never stopped consuming content - I just took a break from sharing things I liked. The break is over - and while nobody complained about no posts for a month here are some things to look at anyway. Tim Ottinger has a nice article on…
I'm back. I never left, and I never stopped consuming content - I just took a break from sharing things I liked. The break is over - and while nobody complained about no posts for a month here are some things to look at anyway. Tim Ottinger has a nice article on…
Five for Friday – January 10, 2025
I'm back. I never left, and I never stopped consuming content - I just took a break from sharing things I liked. The break is over - and while nobody complained about no posts for a month here are some things to look at anyway. Tim Ottinger has a nice article on Estimates vs. No Estimates which a lot of you should probably read.
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January 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Five for Friday – January 10, 2025
I'm back. I never left, and I never stopped consuming content - I just took a break from sharing things I liked. The break is over - and while nobody complained about no posts for a month here are some things to look at anyway. Tim Ottinger has a nice article on…
I'm back. I never left, and I never stopped consuming content - I just took a break from sharing things I liked. The break is over - and while nobody complained about no posts for a month here are some things to look at anyway. Tim Ottinger has a nice article on…
Stopping, Starting, and Continuing
a small rant on feedback
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December 21, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Penultimate Puzzle Post
last chance to solve the 2025 angryweasel puzzle
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December 14, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Easier Said Than Done
some of my experiences on influencing without authority
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November 23, 2024 at 6:06 PM
They Won't Wanna
some thoughts on leading vs. telling
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November 10, 2024 at 6:55 PM
The Leader's Primer on Well-Being
making space for mental health
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November 3, 2024 at 7:31 PM
why leaders need to trust those closest to the problem
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It's Not Your Decision
why leaders need to trust those closest to the problem
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October 27, 2024 at 11:04 PM
why leaders need to trust those closest to the problem
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Trust Me
merging psychological safety and five dysfunctions
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October 19, 2024 at 8:35 PM
The Big Step
time to piss people off again with practical advice
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October 14, 2024 at 1:32 PM
when you do the same thing twice, you'll probably learn the same lessons
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Wonderland Wonderland
when you do the same thing twice, you'll probably learn the same lessons
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September 22, 2024 at 6:13 PM
when you do the same thing twice, you'll probably learn the same lessons
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