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Software Development
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Claude Code Guardrails: Permissions and the Sandbox
Claude Code runs with your keys. What it can reach by default, which settings.json rules help, why they are not a wall, and how to turn on the built-in sandbox.
Say It Back Before You Leave the Room
Structured Thinking · part 7
Notes preserve a conversation but never structure it. Compress a rambling brief into three named themes and say them out loud while it can still be corrected.
Precise Enough to Be Wrong
Structured Thinking · part 6
Precision is a resource, not a virtue. Decide how exact the answer needs to be before you start, or the deadline decides it for you at the worst moment.
Guess First, Then Try to Prove Yourself Wrong
Structured Thinking · part 5
Analysis with no hypothesis expands to fill the time and yields a folder, not an answer. Commit to a guess on day one, then spend the time killing it.
The Request Is Not the Problem
Structured Thinking · part 4
Most requests arrive as somebody's private guess at a solution. Reconstructing the real question behind one takes an hour, the cheapest hour in the project.
Nobody Knows Which Part of the Problem Is Theirs
Structured Thinking · part 3
Most people break a problem into the things they noticed. That is a list, and it tells you nothing about what to do first. Here is the one question that turns it into a tree.
Your Buckets Have a Hole In Them
Structured Thinking · part 2
Most problem breakdowns look organized and are secretly broken. MECE thinking is the two-part test that catches it: no overlap, no gaps.
The Answer Goes First
Structured Thinking · part 1
The Pyramid Principle says lead every email, deck, or update with the conclusion, then support it underneath. Here's why readers who scan need that order.
Your Architecture Review Is a Negotiation
The Delivery Layer · part 2
A review meeting looks technical but runs as a social auction. The research shows the risk most likely to ship is the one raised quietly by whoever has the least standing in the room.
The Decision You Didn't Make
The Delivery Layer · part 1
Most project damage comes from choices nobody recorded making. A bad call can be reviewed and reversed. An unmade decision just accrues until it breaks.
Accelerating Team Success: Rev Up Productivity with Brown Bag Sessions!
Brown bag sessions provide an excellent opportunity for knowledge sharing and team collaboration. To make the most of these sessions, it's important to conduct them effectively. In this blog post, ...
7 Proven Strategies to Boost Productivity in Your Software Development Team
In today's fast-paced world, productivity is key to the success of any software development team. With tight deadlines and ever-increasing demands, it's more important than ever to ensure that your...
Balancing Speed and Quality: Achieving Optimal Software Craftsmanship
In today's world, time-to-market is a critical factor in determining the success of a software product. Companies are under constant pressure to deliver new software features quickly while also mai...