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Complex Systems Are Uncontrollable
Complex (as compared to complicated) systems cannot be controlled.
Jan 9
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Allen Holub
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Let's Dump the CS-Degree for Programmers
Computer science is not software engineering. We need the latter.
Jan 2
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Allen Holub
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December 2025
AI Hype and the Theory of Constraints
Coding is not the bottleneck.
Dec 21, 2025
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Allen Holub
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Stakeholders Often Aren't
It seems to me that we all need to significantly narrow the definition of a “stakeholder” to people who have a vested interest in our work’s success.
Dec 19, 2025
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Allen Holub
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Let's Dump "Accountabilities"
"Accountable" is the language of violence.
Dec 17, 2025
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Allen Holub
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"AI creates code in seconds." Nonsense.
It’s complete BS to say “AI creates code in seconds.” That’s just a lie that I’m seeing all too often.
Dec 9, 2025
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Allen Holub
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Process Doesn't Transfer
Why process frameworks don't work.
Dec 4, 2025
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Allen Holub
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Innovation Is Overrated
Whenever I write about incremental product development driven by user feedback, somebody always chips in with “but…innovation!” and “you can’t work from…
Dec 3, 2025
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Allen Holub
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November 2025
Working With Constraints
We all work under constraints like time or budget, even when working incrementally.
Nov 26, 2025
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Allen Holub
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Move Fast, but Don't Break Things.
Let’s talk about “Move fast and break things.” First of all, Facebook itself changed its motto to “Move fast with stable infrastructure” in 2014.
Nov 22, 2025
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Allen Holub
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So get crackin'!
The solution to layoffs
Nov 11, 2025
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Allen Holub
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Just Decide, Already!
Compromise is usually avoidence
Nov 1, 2025
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Allen Holub
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