Sebastian Gebski
@nokillswit.ch
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
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 ...
[No Kill Switch 803] Why developers aren't like figure skaters? no-kill-switch.ghost.io/why-develope... #nokillswitch
Why developers aren't like figure skaters?
Let me start with a short scene that happened some time ago, at the peak of the IT job market’s craziness.
We were interviewing a senior candidate with 10+ years of professional experience in serious...
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December 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
[No Kill Switch 803] Why developers aren't like figure skaters? no-kill-switch.ghost.io/why-develope... #nokillswitch
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
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? :)
[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
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to Contract Testing in Action by Marie Cruz, Lewis Prescott www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
[Book Review] 4 of 5 stars to Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Tower Lord (Raven's Shadow, #2)
4/5: The good folk who told me this one is much better than the 1st book ... were actually very right. "Tower Lord" doesn't come w/o flaws, but it was fun. 1. Nothing has changed when it comes to cha...
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December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
[Book Review] 4 of 5 stars to Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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
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.
🇵🇱 [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
🇵🇱 [Book Review] 5 of 5 starts to Automaty liczą by Bartłomiej Kluska www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:59 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/...
🇵🇱 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
🇵🇱 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 ☕).
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
It's a new #boardgame season (TBH just a beginning of it ...) - how about a duel tactical game with a lot of asymmetry?
🇵🇱 [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] 5 of 5 starts to Rosja. Od rozpadu do faszystowskiej dyktatury. Scenariusze przyszłości 2026-2036 by Marcin Łuniewski www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
🇵🇱 [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
🇵🇱 [Book Review] 2 of 5 starts to www.1939.com.pl by Marcin Ciszewski www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to Code Health Guardian by Artie Shevchenko www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Code Health Guardian
3/5: I struggled to finish this one. It's not that it's very bad or something - the issue here is that it barely tells the reader anything new/truly revealing. There are some very good points (especia...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to Code Health Guardian by Artie Shevchenko www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
🇵🇱 [Book Review] I've read Russkij mir by Michał Gołkowski www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Russkij mir
Książka którą trudno ocenić, więc nie będę bawił się w gwiazdki. Co mi się nie podobało? 1. Mam sporo zastrzeżeń do pierwszej części książki, która trochę negatywnie ustawia do całości. Dlaczego? Du...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🇵🇱 [Book Review] I've read Russkij mir by Michał Gołkowski www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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
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
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
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
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
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-...
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
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-...
[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
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
It's that time of the year again ... adventofcode.com/2025
What should I pick up for this year's (shortened) edition? 🤔
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
It's that time of the year again ... adventofcode.com/2025
What should I pick up for this year's (shortened) edition? 🤔
What should I pick up for this year's (shortened) edition? 🤔
[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] 2 of 5 stars to Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present by Fareed Zakaria www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
[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
[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/...
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...
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
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...
Link: no-kill-switch.ghost.io/were-all-sal...
>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
>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/...
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!
store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
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
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!
store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
[Book Review] 2 of 5 stars to Your Life Is Manufactured by Tim Minshall www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Your Life Is Manufactured
2/5: Insanely hyped, but ended up being a let down ;/ 1. The writing itself is very good, the "flow" is natural, the "story" feels natural and makes a good, not-so-engaging background while you're ru...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
[Book Review] 2 of 5 stars to Your Life Is Manufactured by Tim Minshall www.goodreads.com/review/show/...