Google Boss Said WHAT About AI and Software Engineering?! Lex Fridman had Sundar Pichai on his podcast and discussed AI and software engineering. Is it all doom and gloom coming from the Big Bossman of Google? Or is there hope for software engineers? Let's see! Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=ruujq-Pt…

Staying technically sharp gets harder as your role gets strategic. Going from developer to manager, or even junior to senior, shifts you toward strategy over tactics. The trick is keeping enough depth without losing the bigger picture. Watch here: youtu.be/leZnc8IxhyE

Plugins Help Me CRUSH The Rule Of 3 - Here's How! Catch up on Code Commute! The rule of 3, have you heard of it? In this vlog, I discuss refactoring @BrandGhostAI code and how I have WAY more than three examples to reflect on. I had to weigh on a design decision, but I had over TEN examples that demonstrated it would be very valuable. Watch here: bgh.st/0ak3kx

When your technical confidence fades, your role notices. If strategic conversations involve tech and you can't speak to any of it, take the hint. Losing a deep expert on the team is exactly when you step back into the code. Watch here: youtu.be/leZnc8IxhyE

Approve My Pull Request! These Engineers Are Slowing Me Down! A Redditor was asking about their take on pull requests and code reviews. Seems like their team is just holding them back! They should just... approve! Did they have some good points that got miscommunicated? Let's discuss! Watch it here: bgh.st/b6nnco

Deferring to an expert once is fine. Doing it every time is a signal. If you never feel confident speaking to anything technical in a conversation, that's your litmus test. It probably means it's time to go brush up. Watch here: youtu.be/leZnc8IxhyE

Breaking The Rules - SaaS User Acquisition & Focused Personas Catch up on Code Commute! As a software engineer, getting customers isn't easy. @BrandGhostAI is at an exciting time where we're having customers onboard and exploring their use cases -- and it's important that we understand where we focus! Watch here: bgh.st/8jhw1k

Part of being a manager is taking random hits so the team can focus. Whether it's a livesite issue or a partner ask, I try to absorb it first so my team can keep building. It doesn't always scale, but it's worth protecting their focus. Watch here: youtu.be/UBuSqdKMXNU

Struggling With Constant Priority Change as a Software Engineer A viewer wrote in to ask about navigating software development when priorities are constantly changing and their manager is both stubborn and dismissive. Is it normal for priorities to be constantly changing like this? Watch it here: bgh.st/1h310x

Your manager probably isn't missing the point on purpose. Most of the time they're just missing context. Give them visibility into what you're juggling and they can make a much better priority call. Watch here: youtu.be/UBuSqdKMXNU

Money Isn't The Concern: New Employer or Become a Tech Founder? A viewer wrote in regarding some frustration in a pattern they noticed with their employers over time. Should they try to look for another role, or if money isn't a concern for the time being, should they jump into founding their own company? Here's my take on this... Watch it here: bgh.st/scwhor

The best time to hand off work is right as someone finishes. The cleanest handoffs happen the moment someone wraps their last task and picks up the next. That beats yelling drop everything in the middle of someone's focus. Watch here: youtu.be/UBuSqdKMXNU

Dealing With Too Much WIP on Software Development Projects This one is from MY experience! Let's chat through what it looks like to try and prioritize when there's too much work-in-progress on software development projects, why it might happen, and how to navigate it. Watch it here: bgh.st/321v6o

Half of context switching is just unclear priorities. When a stakeholder or your manager flags something, ask clarifying questions first. A lot of the time you learn it isn't actually a drop-everything-right-now thing. Watch here: youtu.be/UBuSqdKMXNU

STOP Ignoring Early SaaS User Feedback - But Don't Follow Blindly! Catch up on Code Commute! Feedback is hard for many people -- especially when it's critical. But you know what's worse than no feedback? Being stuck with no users because you can't delight your customers. Watch here: bgh.st/g0v4y0