The Problem: A dropout, a CS graduate, and an MBA walk into a bar... While this sounds like a setup for a supremely cringe joke, it gives us three different perspectives on a big question: are Computer Science degrees important for success in the tech in

The Problem: There are no silver bullets, but there is a cheat code. Today, let's talk about career progression, from the perspective of three engineering managers. What it means to advance when there are different tracks to explore, what it takes to

The Problem: The pain of receiving a letter (in German). We often feel stressed, or hear others saying they feel stressed. But what is stress, really? And how could it ever possibly be a good thing? This episode we give some tips on dealing with stress

The Problem: Forever wading through the thick, viscous soup of power differentials. Every company claims to want a strong feedback culture. But what does that even mean? What's so desirable about it, and what are you missing that's preventing you

The Problem: What is this product thing, anyway? Some battles are old as time itself. Godzilla vs. Kong. Man vs. Food. Tabs vs. Spaces. And Product vs. Tech, it seems as well. But why do we so often find a rift there? Surely we're working towards th

The Problem: Your security is our highest priority. Well, one of them. After our next funding round, the next seven sprints' worth of features, the company summer party, and restocking the vending machine. You refresh the app for the hundredth time,

The Problem: Warnar's Hacky One-Liners. They're always the problem. Technical Debt. Every company has it, some more than others. But why is that - are some companies better at tackling it, do they not create it at first, or a combination of the t

The Problem: The last 72% of your book may as well be blank pages. We're coming into 2022 swinging for the fences! This episode we talk about the paradox of authority. Does your job title of Big Fancy Bossman actually enable you to get your way? What

The problem: We broke Warnar. complexity /kəmˈplɛksət̮i/ noun the state of being formed of many parts; the state of being difficult to understand It seems to be commonly-held in some circles that tools like Kubernetes bring with them a lot of comple

The Problem: Tempo is really good, you guys. Links:What is observability? | Grafana LabsPingdom - Website Performance and Availability MonitoringOpenTelemetry - High-quality, ubiquitous, and portable telemetry to enable effective observabilityThe Istio S