InThe StartupbyJohn Contad·Dec 7, 2020The Social Cost of Scaling Software — and Living With It.“A system of cells interlinked within cells interlinked within cells interlinked within one stem, dreadfully distinct…” —Baseline test…
John Contad·Sep 6, 2020On Career Development Conversations That Suck Less.On ways to have unambiguous, investigative career development conversations in tech.A response icon1A response icon1
John Contad·Jul 1, 2020Three Years in the Life of an Alcoholic.No one knows you here.A response icon1A response icon1
InDev GeniusbyJohn Contad·Jun 8, 2020Radical Delegation, and Tech Leadership Groups at MYOBOn how we empowered developers to guide technical direction.
John Contad·May 21, 2020A Short, Practical Guide to Resumes and LinkedIn ProfilesThis is a short, practical guide to CVs and LinkedIn profiles from the perspective of someone who has been on the other side of the hiring…
John Contad·Apr 5, 2020An Empathetic Approach to Tech Debt and Consistency.On approaching software consistency and tech debt systematically, and with empathy.
John Contad·Dec 18, 2019The RPG Player’s Guide To Managing Development TeamsA good job is like a good game: you know what your goals are, all the tools you need at your disposal, and there’s a fair bit of challenge.
John Contad·Oct 12, 2019On Custodianship, Culture, and Empathy.How we choose to work affects the culture of the organization we’re in.A response icon1A response icon1
InFAUN.dev() 🐾byJohn Contad·Apr 25, 2019Teaching DevOps: Cheaply, effectively, fairly.Handing down DevOps and life bits to the next crop of engineers.