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Measuring vs Controlling Software Projects
A lot of project managers and delivery teams don’t know what a truly successful software project looks like. Successful in solving a business probl...
Tim Mecklem
Managing Partner at Launch Scout | Software Engineering Leader | Elixir, Phoenix, Ruby, and Rails Enthusiast
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Phoenix LiveView Websocket Fallback Session Cache
If you ever run into a phoenix app continuing to fall back to longpoll even after you’ve configured the websocket correctly, clear the browser’s se...
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Dogfood something with AI
If you’re a developer using AI, dogfood something. Build something end-to-end that solves your own problem (where you’re the customer), and own it ...
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Subtle Superpowers
Living in the Rails and Phoenix ecosystems is full of beautifully executed conveniences that are easy to forget and hard to appreciate until you st...
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The Scalability YAGNI trap
Don’t sacrifice testability, simplicity, and joy over scalability (in either direction) until you actually have the problem that needs it. If you g...
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Try a Moon Shot Idea Every Day
I subconsciously started doing something a while back, and now it’s become an intentional habit. In a side screen, I’ll give Claude an impossible t...
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