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When Players Revolt
The Wednesday update launches clean — Mariana and Anton fixed the validation bug properly. But a rushed database migration script wipes 4,847 player inventories. App Store ratin...
When Discovery Collides with Process: The Tension Inside Management Frameworks
Technical teams constantly discover better ways of working — through practice, through new tools, through the kind of learning that only happens when hands touch code. But manag...
AI as Your Legacy Code Archaeologist: Extracting Business Rules from VBA
Decades of business logic hide in customized VB6 applications where every customer installation has unique VBA code. Traditional approaches — reading documentation, interviewing...
The Crunch That Never Ends
A Berlin gaming studio three months into eternal crunch prepares for a major update launch. When Tomasz threatens to quit and Mariana flags a critical bug that leadership overri...
Desde Cero
Six weeks into the recovery, FinPulso is transforming. Pair programming, automated tests, daily deployments — the culture is changing. But not everyone welcomes the new ways. Wh...
Management Frameworks vs Visualization: Heavy Process or Light Insight?
Organizations often reach for elaborate management frameworks when they cannot see what is actually happening. But the root problem isn't missing process — it's missing visibili...
Management Frameworks and the Proximity to Snake Oil
Many management frameworks operate close to the snake oil line — selling beliefs and process models rather than verifiable outcomes. When the business model depends on monetizin...
Cenizas
In the aftermath of the demo disaster, Mariana gives FinPulso one final chance. Stefan presents a 90-day recovery plan built on continuous delivery principles — but the board is...
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When Players Revolt
They fixed the validation bug properly — six hours, no corners cut. But the database migration script Anton wrote Monday night to handle legacy NUL...
Desde Cero
The recovery is underway. Pair programming fills the office. Tests turn green. Deployments happen daily. But transformation breeds resistance, and ...
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