No backlog, no tickets, no deadlines. What would your team build with a week to think? We asked speakers at @leaddev.com Berlin and the answers didn’t disappoint. 👀

While most CEOs are remaining silent, there is a groundswell of anti-ICE pressure growing amongst tech workers, and a handful of leaders willing to speak out: leaddev.com/culture/meet...

Donald Trump's H-1B changes will make a material difference to US tech hiring, but Europe is waiting in the wings. “It’s a massive net positive,” Markus Villig from Bolt, the Estonian unicorn, told me in his Tallinn offices. My latest for @leaddev.com leaddev.com/hiring/break...

Give the exact same bit of Python code to a developer and ask it to assess the person who produced it, and they'll say the person is 9% worse at their job if they admit to using AI. For @leaddev.com, I dug into the AI competence penalty leaddev.com/career-devel...

Great research by @metr.org highlighting how ineffective developers can be at estimating their own productivity: leaddev.com/velocity/ai-... by @stokel.bsky.social

"I feel like we’re in the twilight of the DevOps movement,” @charity.wtf in conversation with @doerrfeldbill.bsky.social: leaddev.com/technical-di...

Layoff anxiety is rife and employee confidence is at an all-time low according to @glassdoor.bsky.social. How are engineering managers expected to lead in this environment? @kelkord.bsky.social reports. leaddev.com/management/h...

The LeadDev Engineering Leadership report is back for 2025 and we need your help! 🫵 Take the short survey to help us understand: - How engineering orgs & roles have been changing? - How is AI impacting engineering team roles? - Key industry trends whiteoctoberevents.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=3DZ...

Crypto has largely weathered the layoffs storm impacting the tech industry. Is it a safe haven for developers? Delighted to welcome @karivmcmahon.bsky.social as a contributor to @leaddev.com. leaddev.com/career-devel...

"Where software engineers used to be hot commodities, the power has suddenly shifted back to employers." @kelkord.bsky.social on the monumental vibe shift impacting the tech industry. leaddev.com/culture/how-...

An important trend for engineering managers to keep an eye on 👀

Did the banks catch up, or FAANG fall behind? @jfruh.bsky.social looks into the Wall Street Journal claim that “the coolest job in tech might actually be at a bank" leaddev.com/hiring/how-b...

Anthropic doesn't want job applicants using AI during the application process. Please head straight to Irony Corner, do not collect £200. simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/2/a...

Have you ever just nodded along in a meeting when someone mentions one of these? Yeah, us neither: leaddev.com/management/c...

Apropos of nothing, it feels like a good time to repost this: leaddev.com/technical-di... by @doerrfeldbill.bsky.social

⏱️ My latest for @leaddev.com explores #Meta's trending #DeveloperProductivity metric of DAT: Diff Authoring Time. How to measure when not all Diffs are the same and the implications if you measure at the individual level. What do you think? leaddev.com/reporting/wh...

DeepSeek-ing missile

Meta's very public rollback of DEI efforts is a line in the sand moment for the industry, leaving organisations with a choice: follow the herd, or fight an increasingly uphill battle. @kelkord.bsky.social lays it all out: leaddev.com/hiring/meta-...

Welcome to Factorio, the only game which could single handedly threaten the productivity of your entire dev team: leaddev.com/career-devel... by @kelkord.bsky.social

We're hiring! I'm incredibly excited to add a staff writer to the @leaddev.com team to help shape our editorial voice and reach more engineering leaders with our content: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...

With only a few hours of 2024 left, here are 9 things engineering leaders should look out for in 2025, from a weird hiring landscape and the rise of agentic AI, to a new approach to meetings and the growing influence of Gen Z in the workplace: leaddev.com/career-devel...

🍇 How to measure the impact of engineering in 2025 leaddev.com/reporting/ho... On @leaddev.com #2025predictions

Introducing AI is all about framing it in a positive light, says @gitlab.com CTO Sabrina Farmer. This month's edition of #DirectorPlus on @leaddev.com explores some top-notch advice on framing AI rollouts. leaddev.com/technical-di...

It was great to round out the first year of the @leaddev.com Priority Zero podcast with @skamille.themanagerswrath.com talking about her path to becoming an engineering executive, founder mode vs manager mode, and her new book on Platform Engineering:

"First of all it's immoral that I should have that power" @anildash.com joined the Priority Zero podcast recently to talk about the pressure of being the CEO of a startup, amongst other things: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwkq...

It was great having @anildash.com on the show this week, where we accidentally ended up talking about the good ol' days of software development, why Prince is the nerd's pop artist, and adapting to working within a larger organization like @fastly.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwkq...

It's the time of year when a lot of us start thinking about slowing down, but slowing down doesn't have to mean not being productive. Let us explain: leaddev.com/velocity/pro...

🔌 Can you just plug #AI in as a replacement #AgileCoach? #ScrumMaster? The answer is maybe. To some extent. Sometimes? My latest on @leaddev.com spills some 🫖, y’all! leaddev.com/communicatio...

The LeadDev Engineering Team Performance report is out! Some prime cuts: 70% avoid measuring lines of code 🙅 Cycle time is still the metric to rule them all 🚲 60% of CTOs claim a complete understanding of strategic business goals, but just 21% of engineering managers 😱 leaddev.com/reporting/wh...

In a recent online meetup on agile and AI, @jkriggins.bsky.social noticed that several engineering teams are already using generative AI as a replacement for a scrum master or agile coach.

In the latest issue of DirectorPlus, CTO @gus.fune.uk shares the story behind reverse engineering a monolithic e-commerce platform following MACH principles at DivBrands. @leaddev.com leaddev.com/technical-di...

Spot on by Cara (Borenstein) Marin and good thought to finish the week: "Sometimes, you need to slow down to move faster in the right direction." Read full post on @leaddev.bsky.social: leaddev.com/velocity/pro...

Last week @leaddev.bsky.social published an article I wrote on preventing burnout ✨ After many missteps and struggles I'm super thankful to share some valuable lessons and strategies I've learned while working in tech 🙏 leaddev.com/leadership/p...

In the rush to adopt AI, have we forgotten some core #agile principles? @jkriggins.bsky.social has thoughts: leaddev.com/technical-di...

The latest buzzword, or a true jump in AI capability? Harry Guinness delves into the murky world of AI agents: leaddev.com/technical-di...

The adoption of AI was meant to bring efficiencies to how businesses were run - so why does research suggest there's more demand for managers in organisations that adopt AI? My latest for @leaddev.bsky.social leaddev.com/management/w...

👋 It's so cool to see 1,400 of you here on Bluesky! What you can expect from LeadDev: 📝 Articles on software engineering leadership from the best in the business 🎥 Clips from our conference and webinar videos 🎙️ The Priority Zero podcast with @scarey102.bsky.social 👀 Data points that caught our eye

Wrote something for lead dev on how managers can productively disagree with their manager leaddev.com/communicatio...

Here's @skamille.bsky.social on how (and how not) to disagree with your boss: leaddev.com/communicatio...

Just dipping our toe in the water (thanks @jkriggins.bsky.social!), but so good to see lots of familiar faces here 👋 @engineeringbae.bsky.social, @emmabostian.bsky.social, @addyosmani.com, @danielleleong.com, @sarahedo.bsky.social, @davidfowl.com, @lanooba.com, @jason.af, @laurieontech.dev 👋