Dave McPherson
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Dave McPherson
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Post tech engineering leader
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> I think we have come to use “Senior Software Engineer” as shorthand for engineers who can ship code and be a net positive in terms of productivity, and I think that’s a huge mistake.

The visceral relief and professional vindication I feel when reading your work.
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February 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Reposted by Dave McPherson
2/ Nobody comes out of the womb knowing how to build high end enterprise IT solutions. That takes training and experience. The tools that help orgs consistently provide those opportunities, to their full talent pool, are what I think of as DEI.

In its absence, your hunt for the “best” misses most.
February 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Ha! I was pretty sure you didn’t!
February 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It looks like you voted back in the orange man-baby and he’s ceded your democracy over to the oligarchs!
How about from where you sit?
February 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM