Hacker News with Generative AI: Organizational Culture

What makes a good engineer also makes a good engineering organization (2024) (moxie.org)
The people who create software generally refer to themselves as software engineers, and yet if they graduate from university, it is typically with a degree in computer science. That has always felt a little strange to me, because science and engineering are two pretty different disciplines – yet we for the most part seem to take such an obvious contradiction for granted.
Software Engineering, Computer Science, Education, Organizational Culture
329 points by kiyanwang 5 days ago | 135 comments
My team loved to ship fast and sink later (rosesecurity.dev)
This is part three of my microblog series exploring the subtle dysfunctions that plague engineering organizations. After discussing over-abstraction as a liability and unpacking how excessive toil kills engineering teams, this post tackles a nuanced threat: when “moving fast” becomes a cultural shortcut for cutting corners.
Software Engineering, Organizational Culture, Burnout
10 points by r0nan 56 days ago | 6 comments
What have we forgotten? (mova.org)
This is the story of an organization that seems to have forgotten basic software engineering concepts. This organization does exists and has these exact problems, but it is also a generic story about similar organizations that abandon engineering excellence for their own peril.
Software Engineering, Organizational Culture, Best Practices
98 points by sam_lowry_ 115 days ago | 97 comments
What makes a good engineer also makes a good engineering organization (moxie.org)
The people who create software generally refer to themselves as software engineers, and yet if they graduate from university, it is typically with a degree in computer science. That has always felt a little strange to me, because science and engineering are two pretty different disciplines – yet we for the most part seem to take such an obvious contradiction for granted.
Software Engineering, Computer Science, Education, Organizational Culture
11 points by piker 242 days ago | 0 comments