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Sebastian Gebski
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Geek, engineer, blogger, codefella, serial reader. Engineering leadership for a living. I speak here for myself only.
If you have a few days off before the NY's Eve, what better way to spend your time than ... another #boardgame ;) This one is really demanding (time-wise also) - you have been warned ...
December 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
How about YET ANOTHER badass #boardgame recommendation before the end of the year? Wonderful art, asymmetry, a lot of ruse and other negative interaction - do I have to say more? :)
December 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to Contract Testing in Action by Marie Cruz, Lewis Prescott www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Contract Testing in Action
3/5: "A Pact book" would be probably a more adequate title as the book is solely focused on Pact. It's not the worst choice as Pact is both very popular and truly-battle-proven, but it's good to set t...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
It's funny how the environmental bubble you live within affects your perception. You may end up being completely fixated on stuff the community doesn't care ... while entirely ignoring typical problems that absorb the attention of orgs around you.
December 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🇵🇱 [Book Review] 5 of 5 starts to Automaty liczą by Bartłomiej Kluska www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Automaty liczą
5/5: Spłakałem się jak stara panna na romkomie ... Nie, no dobra. Po prostu sentymentalne "świeczki" stanęły mi w oczach parę razy, ale jak na mnie to i tak sporo, więc nie odszczekuję tak do końca. ...
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December 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This is NUTS. The latest game by Go On Board - The Witcher: Legacy at the final stretch of its crowdfunding campaign has went through the roof. At the moment they've managed to attract >8.3M euros and it's NOT over yet. Big congratz! gamefound.com/en/projects/...
The Witcher: Legacy by Go On Board - Gamefound
Become a witcher and uncover the plot behind sacking the School of the Wolf. History is being written. Make sure it bears your mark.
gamefound.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🇵🇱 Powoli żegnamy się z 2025-tym rokiem, więc dziś pora na przedostatnie (a jak złapie nas leń, to nawet ostatnie ...) Brew 🧋 w tym roku: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRt5... (oczywiście od ekipy @ctomorning.coffee ☕).
Brew #56: Afera Saule. OpenAI Traci Tron. AWS Goni Konkurencję. Musk vs UE.
YouTube video by CTO Morning Coffee
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December 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It's a new #boardgame season (TBH just a beginning of it ...) - how about a duel tactical game with a lot of asymmetry?
December 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
🇵🇱 [Book Review] 5 of 5 starts to Rosja. Od rozpadu do faszystowskiej dyktatury. Scenariusze przyszłości 2026-2036 by Marcin Łuniewski www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Rosja. Od rozpadu do faszystowskiej dyktatury. Scenariusze przyszłości 2026-2036
5/5: Kawał dobrej analizy, przy czym należy sobie zdawać sprawę z ograniczeń: - Rosja Putina nie słynie z transparencji - ciężko o prawdziwe "insider info" - historia pokazuje jak mało przewidywalny t...
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December 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🇵🇱 [Book Review] 2 of 5 starts to www.1939.com.pl by Marcin Ciszewski www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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December 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Much water has flowed under the bridge since I annoyed you with some new board game - it's time to start catching up ;P
I'll start with "Blighted Reach" - actually, it's not a game, but the expansion to Arcs by one of my fav studios: Leder Games. #boardgames #scifi
December 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I used to write some articles on the idea of "seniority" and what we (engineers) are truly paid for, here's one of them (from 2020): no-kill-switch.ghost.io/the-dictate-...
The dictate of "old juniors"
I believe everyone is familiar with the popular saying that one can have 10 years of experience or 10 x 1 (the same) year of professional experience. If you don't get the difference - it's all about b...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
What so hard about scaling organizations that it has never been "industrialized" properly, in a replicable manner. I've written several articles on that (of course on No Kill Switch), but if I had to recommend just one, it'd be this one (from 2019): no-kill-switch.ghost.io/why-scaling-...
Why scaling organizations is so difficult?
There's plenty of hard topics in building software, but if you asked me what's the most challenging one, I'd answer without doubt: scaling (engineering) organizations. Why so? 1. first of all: econ...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:17 PM
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
3/5: Nearly one-shotted during a single (well, quite long) run. My biggest problem with this book is that it's mostly scaring, instead of looking for viable solutions. A lot of argumentation here is ...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's that time of the year again ... adventofcode.com/2025
What should I pick up for this year's (shortened) edition? 🤔
Advent of Code 2025
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November 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
[Book Review] 2 of 5 stars to Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present by Fareed Zakaria www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Age of Revolutions
2/5: Huge disappointment. I may have decided to give it 3 stars, but I was reading it in parallel with "Why nations fail" and the difference was overwhelming: - Zakarias's book is oversimplified, foc...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
[Book Review] 5 of 5 stars to Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Why Nations Fail
5/5: By pure luck, I've been reading "Why Nations ..." in parallel to another book that covers pretty similar topics - "Age of Revolutions". Even if the other one is much more up-to-date, as it has be...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
When I was writing that blog post in 2018, I was certain that the next generation of software engineers will make it rather obsolete quite soon. Apparently, I was very wrong.

Link: no-kill-switch.ghost.io/were-all-sal...
We're all sales(wo)men
This blog post is all about why you don't keep your best code in a drawer :), what does it mean to discount your work, why sometimes you have to be a bit "selfish" (and that it's not against the team...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
>2.2M euro in the first (!) day of the crowdfunding campaign, this is wicked sick. Gratz Go On Board team! The only drawback - it's expected mid-2027 ;/ #boardgame #crowdfunding #witcher gamefound.com/en/projects/...
The Witcher: Legacy by Go On Board - Gamefound
Become a witcher and uncover the plot behind sacking the School of the Wolf. History is being written. Make sure it bears your mark.
gamefound.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Some good folks are re-creating the vibe of Desert Strike in 2025 (after 33 yrs!). The flight model is pure joy - now it's all about the content. Fingers crossed!
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Save 10% on Cleared Hot on Steam
CLEARED HOT is a nostalgic helicopter shooter with satisfying physics and light tactical elements. Shoot, dodge, move your squad around the battlefield, and pick up almost anything with your rope and ...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM