You Can't Review 50 PRs a Day
No, and you don't need to. What's in the overnight PRs is scoped, low-risk backlog work, and a chain of small single-job skills is what makes it safe to merge.
Read article →Software engineer, aspiring father of the year.
I'm Rocky Warren, a software engineer and AI strategy advisor. I run Warren Park, an agentic delivery advisory.
Outside of work, I'm with my wife and boys, hopefully outside or planning our next adventure. I've ridden across the United States on a motorcycle, across Canada on a train, and across Iowa on a bicycle.
The Toilet Paper Roll Test
Complaining is contagious. The people I most want to work with notice a problem and fix it, and David Anderson has a memorable test for spotting them.
Read article →Make It Cheap for Agents to Discover They're Wrong
The move that separated my best agent workflows from my worst: throwaway Storybook stories, test-driven development, adversarial review, and starting with the interface.
Read article →I've Quit Four Good Jobs
Knowing when to leave a place you love is harder than knowing when to leave one you don't. A look back at four departures and the question that drove each one.
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- Brale
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- Crucible Commodities
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