Thought from @docondev.bsky.social on why "go faster" backfires: teams cut composition and validation corners, creating the brittleness that slows them down. Speed comes from flow: small batches, trust, systems built for adaptation. Not from pushing harder.

We spent fifty years building software abstractions for human cognition. Agentic coding starts pulling in the other direction. @docondev.bsky.social says we may need to renegotiate the abstractions. https://link.testdouble.com/50b4c2

For decades, we've optimized code for human readers. Agentic coding is forcing a renegotiation of what "craft" means. @docondev.bsky.social argues that's shifting emphasis from code-level readability to system-level observability and problem-space incrementalism. https://link.testdouble.com/d4da60

VP of Delivery @docondev.bsky.social reflects on agentic coding as the third real sea change in software development. After PCs (decade-long shift) and the web (five years), the timeline is compressing. Prior shifts expanded the profession. This one compresses it. https://link.testdouble.com/29294e

Part one of a three part series on the potential impact of AI on the tech industry docondev.com/blog/2026/3/...

When leaders demand speed, teams often cut corners—creating brittleness that slows everything down. @docondev.bsky.social has advice: Real speed emerges from flow, small batches, and systems designed for adaptation, not pushing harder on execution. https://link.testdouble.com/0655f3

You get what you celebrate. You also get what you let slide. #Leadership #Excellence

Not every story needs to be delivered. Not every feature needs to be built. Solving the right problem matters more than completing the backlog. #KnowTheProblemYouAreSolving #SoftwareDevelopment

No trust, no candor. No candor, no clarity. No clarity, no progress. Start with psychological safety. buff.ly/2eIINmb #WorkTogether #Trust

Doc Norton, author of ESCAPE VELOCITY, covers several ways that organizations are not using the metric Velocity in a useful way. Doc can be contacted on LinkedIN or @DocOnDev.bsky.social. agilenoir.biz/en/agilethou...

Better conversations create better systems. #WorkTogether

Progress compounds when steps stay small. buff.ly/AuCy68p #CreateSimpleThingsInSmallSteps

Your architecture is what you’ve implemented - not what you label it, not what the autocrat of architecture put on paper, not what the magistrate of methods mandated, but whatever was actually done in the code.

The behaviors you promote set expectations. The behaviors you ignore set the culture. #Leadership #Excellence

Empowerment isn’t about gathering opinions before deciding. It’s about giving the team the authority to decide for themselves. #Leadership #Autonomy

Waiting to deliver means waiting to learn. And the longer you wait, the bigger the risk. #SoftwareDevelopment #CreateSimpleThingsInSmallSteps #ReleaseRidiculouslyOften buff.ly/jbxYO0Y

Put work on the wall and bottlenecks surface fast. #MakeWorkVisible

Great composition makes complexity manageable. #CompositionMatters

Real leadership gives people the freedom to contribute with meaning.

Obsess less over points per sprint. Look at flow instead. buff.ly/VmJmXUZ #EscapeVelocity

Clarity first, solutions second. buff.ly/LRHPKgn #KnowTheProblemYouAreSolving

Incredibly, @TrigentSoftware keeps calling - no matter how often I tell them to stop calling. I have repeatedly insisted, quite vehemently in some cases, that they cease and desist. I am curious if their data shows that harassment eventually turns into business.

Progress is easier to manage when you can see it. #MakeWorkVisible

Ship daily. Learn daily. Improve daily. #ReleaseOften

If the problem is fuzzy, the solution will be too. buff.ly/LRHPKgn #KnowTheProblemYouAreSolving

Small, simple wins compound into big results. #SimpleSteps

Smaller releases mean smaller risks. #ReleaseOften

Sprint commitments too often shift focus from solving problems to meeting promises.

Before building solutions, build shared understanding of the problem. buff.ly/LRHPKgn #KnowTheProblemYouAreSolving

Most teams focus on “how much work is left.” But the real insight is in how work moves through the system. That’s where Cumulative Flow Diagrams shine. buff.ly/3XlK7HQ #MakeTheWorkVisible buff.ly/3D8RdZa

If your strategy is just copying others, you’re not leading—you’re following. Differentiation requires courage, creativity, and experimentation. #Leadership #ExperimentationMindset

Shipping every story isn’t the goal. Solving the right problem is. If half the backlog becomes irrelevant, that means you’re learning. #KnowTheProblemYouAreSolving #SoftwareDevelopment

In complex domains, optimizing steps often accelerates waste, not progress.

Understanding the problem is the first step toward crafting effective solutions. buff.ly/V8vg06k #KnowTheProblemYouAreSolving

VP of Delivery @docondev.bsky.social shares reflections on what bug bashes reveal about the underlying system. https://docondev.com/blog/2025/9/25/bug-bashes-are-a-smell

It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one. ~ Unknown

Don't let your tools become your process.

Great teams are less like awesome machines and more like awesome organisms. - Team of Teams

Stop obsessing over velocity. Focus on flow. Good flow makes velocity both informative and unnecessary. buff.ly/g9ewEUP #EscapeVelocity

Smaller steps are lower risk. buff.ly/AuCy68p #CreateSimpleThingsInSmallSteps

Leadership is giving people the space to decide and the safety to act.

In complex domains, doing tasks faster doesn’t necessarily mean creating more value.

I’ve noticed sprint commitments leading to blame and pressure, not partnership and progress.

Good automation is living documentation. #FavorAutomation buff.ly/gBX0wsh

Every release is a chance to learn. #ReleaseOften buff.ly/2KZTMir

Feedback isn’t one-time—it’s continuous. #ValidateBeforeDuringAfter buff.ly/mNw9ldP

Well-composed systems invite change, not fear it. #CompositionMatters buff.ly/W0vAE3Z

Big bang releases are big gambles. #SimpleSteps buff.ly/5fW6dlH

Sharing problems builds shared solutions. #WorkTogether buff.ly/0y3ZGUe

Visibility creates accountability and alignment. #MakeWorkVisible buff.ly/YOK4PSj