List: Secret Weapons of Software Engineering | Curated by Dr Stuart Woolley

Feb 6, 2025
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Secret Weapons of Software Engineering
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Dr Stuart Woolley
Why HR Is My Most Favourite DepartmentIf you hit the eject button, management or just quitting aren’t your only options.
Feb 6
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Feb 6
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CodeX
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Closing Down The DiscussionA subversive way to take on disguised RTO mandates, if you’re feeling a little Machiavellian.
Feb 2
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Feb 2
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CodeX
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Banishing Work From Home GuiltWhen there are no distractions it’s a bit like you’re waking up from your previous indoctrination by the big corporate machine.
Nov 20, 2024
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Nov 20, 2024
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CodeX
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Dr Stuart Woolley
The Golden Nugget Of AccountabilityWe all shovel that, err, sand from one place to another — but it’s worth noticing what might sometimes be buried within it.
Nov 8, 2024
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Nov 8, 2024
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Handling Management’s Bad IdeasA software engineer’s guide to deflecting ridiculous ideas with the minimum of fuss and effort.
Nov 4, 2024
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Nov 4, 2024
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CodeX
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Weaponised InnocenceIf you thought weaponised incompetence was a master stroke, just wait until you dial down your shame to zero.
Sep 6, 2024
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Sep 6, 2024
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CodeX
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PIP, PIP, Hooray! You’re Getting Well & Truly Shafted Today!The ultimate death knell notification in software engineering tenure.
Jul 31, 2024
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Jul 31, 2024
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CodeX
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The Impenetrable Shield Of JiraAvoiding people only gets you so far when you’re determined never to fix the bugs in your code.
Jun 26, 2024
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Jun 26, 2024
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Subliminal Office RitualsSustained by habit, performed without thought, just how did these rituals become so established and, more to the point, why?
Jun 23, 2024
Jun 23, 2024
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Coding For CashSelling-out has its price, just make it’s a fair one when you’re a professional worker.
Jun 17, 2024
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Jun 17, 2024
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Learning From The Best And Definitely Avoiding The RestTaking a not so random walk down memory lane, and learning some valuable lessons along the way.
Jun 11, 2024
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Jun 11, 2024
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CodeX
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Whatever Happened To Profit Sharing?Once a fairly common practice, it’s been replaced with company landfill, soggy pizza, and lunchtime yoga sessions.
Jun 2, 2024
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Jun 2, 2024
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The Alarming Relevance Of MotivationThere are two const variables in corporate life, int money and bool motivation;
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2024
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CodeX
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The Dichotomy Of Corporate InertiaSwings and roundabouts, ups and downs, two sides of the same corporate coin.
May 16, 2024
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May 16, 2024
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Playing The “Grand Game” of Software EngineeringTreating work like a game is the key to the Treasure Chest of Ultimate Sanity.
Dec 8, 2021
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Dec 8, 2021
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CodeX
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Is Carbon Copy The Most Passive Aggressive Email Thing Ever?A powerful, yet complex, weapon of the progressive software engineer.
Mar 27, 2024
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Mar 27, 2024
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CodeX
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Dr Stuart Woolley
The Countdown To ChaosHave you noticed this strange software engineering correlation?
Mar 15, 2024
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Mar 15, 2024
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CodeX
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What Your Coworkers Earn Doesn’t Really MatterWhilst discussing salary helps, doing interviews and getting offers from other companies is the only real way to get a decent pay rise.
Jan 27, 2024
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Jan 27, 2024
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It’s Not What You Do, It’s Who You Do It ForThe curse of the “Big Tech Choice” in the software engineering industry.
Jan 22, 2024
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Jan 22, 2024
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CodeX
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Tolerating Awful WorkplacesYou’re paid to work, which means it’s most likely an enjoyable thing and, spoiler, it’s usually the people that are to blame.
Dec 13, 2023
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Dec 13, 2023
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