A Model, a Process, and a Habit — This week, we’ll look closer at a subject that seems simple in principle, but in practice can be quite tricky.

This article is part of a series on remote working. OK, a quick recap… In the last article we looked at the spectrum of permanence, which showed that: A strong correlation exists between the permanence of communication and asynchronousness. Permanence can be determined by how relevant, accurate, or useful a…

Learn When to Break the Rules to Connect with People — 📚 Connect with us. Want to hear what’s new at The Pragmatic Bookshelf? Sign up for our newsletter. You’ll be the first to know about author speaking engagements, books in beta, new books in print, and promo codes that give you discounts of up to 40 percent. Permanence Recap This article is…

Create Useful, Tidy Artifacts for Your Colleagues and Future Self — 📚 Connect with us. Want to hear what’s new at The Pragmatic Bookshelf? Sign up for our newsletter. You’ll be the first to know about author speaking engagements, books in beta, new books in print, and promo codes that give you discounts of up to 40 percent. Synchronous Recap This article is…

OK, a quick recap… In the last article we looked at the spectrum of synchronousness, which showed how there exists: A continuum between synchronous and asynchronous communication. Implicit expectations with that communication depending on the medium and format you choose to communicate with. A need to shift right along this…

How to Shift Communication for More Effective Remote Work — 📚 Connect with us. Want to hear what’s new at The Pragmatic Bookshelf? Sign up for our newsletter. You’ll be the first to know about author speaking engagements, books in beta, new books in print, and promo codes that give you discounts of up to 40 percent. Consider this: what’s…

Consider this: what’s one of the most impactful skills that you can improve as an engineer? Is it your programming? Maybe it’s your debugging? I’d like to make the case that it’s your communication. After all, software isn’t built in solitude. It is imagined, designed and implemented by teams of…