Bad Software Advice

A quick note to the AI-skeptical software developers

With all due respect

Apr 6 • David Tate

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March 2026

Good news - all of your current skills translate well into the AI development era. Except one.

Check yourself, before or equal to you wrecking yourself

Mar 30 • David Tate

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There are two systems. Which one are you working on?

"I don't know, let me ask the product manager"

Mar 25 • David Tate

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August 2025

How to determine the urgency of a task

If you just talked about it, then it must be urgent, but maybe not important

Aug 25, 2025 • David Tate

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How to build everything yourself

Not Invented Here == Wet Garbage

Aug 11, 2025 • David Tate

July 2025

The term "technical debt" is wrong

How to actually get important work done, without name-calling

Jul 21, 2025 • David Tate

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June 2025

How to apply best practices

What works at Google should work in your garage, probably

Jun 30, 2025 • David Tate

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Bad Software Advice: Three Interesting Links #7

WARNING: This edition contains: Artificial Intelligence Hype, punctuation

Jun 9, 2025

May 2025

How to write (and read) a bug report

All you need to know is that there is a problem, my work here is done

May 23, 2025 • David Tate

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April 2025

How to control your employees

When you hire a carpenter, make them use your tools

Apr 25, 2025 • David Tate

How to be a (anti) hero

In the shadow of every strength lies a weakness.

Apr 18, 2025 • David Tate

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How to handle complexity

But first, a confession

Apr 7, 2025 • David Tate

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