Don't Break Prod
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As an engineer it's not what you do, but what your work does: dontbreakprod.com/posts/show-t...
Show That Your Work Was Useful - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
As an engineer it's not what you do, but what your work does: dontbreakprod.com/posts/show-t...
Reaching for increased effort or pushed timeline is often a crutch to avoid the important work of prioritization. Prioritize Ruthlessly: dontbreakprod.com/posts/priori...
Prioritize Ruthlessly - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Reaching for increased effort or pushed timeline is often a crutch to avoid the important work of prioritization. Prioritize Ruthlessly: dontbreakprod.com/posts/priori...
Trying out cross-posting some stuff on @dev.to : dev.to/dorkrawk/hap...
Happiness Should Be a Career Goal
I've written a few recent articles about goals but it's important to call out that happiness is the...
dev.to
September 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Trying out cross-posting some stuff on @dev.to : dev.to/dorkrawk/hap...
Find good problems: dontbreakprod.com/posts/find-g...
Find Good Problems - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Find good problems: dontbreakprod.com/posts/find-g...
Get good at getting feedback: dontbreakprod.com/posts/handle...
Handle Feedback Productively - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
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September 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Get good at getting feedback: dontbreakprod.com/posts/handle...
Bad news doesn't age well: dontbreakprod.com/posts/commun...
Communicate Early and Often - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
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August 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Bad news doesn't age well: dontbreakprod.com/posts/commun...
Revisit your goals: dontbreakprod.com/posts/revisi...
Revisit Your Goals Often - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Revisit your goals: dontbreakprod.com/posts/revisi...
Stop and think before you start working on your goals: dontbreakprod.com/posts/figure...
Figure Out How To Work Towards Your Goals - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Stop and think before you start working on your goals: dontbreakprod.com/posts/figure...
Know yourself! dontbreakprod.com/posts/know-w...
Know What Your Goals Are and Why - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Know yourself! dontbreakprod.com/posts/know-w...
Make the most of being mentored by knowing a little bit about yourself! dontbreakprod.com/posts/make-t...
Make the Most of Mentorship - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Make the most of being mentored by knowing a little bit about yourself! dontbreakprod.com/posts/make-t...
Know who to ask! dontbreakprod.com/posts/know-w...
Know Who To Ask - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
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June 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Know who to ask! dontbreakprod.com/posts/know-w...
Boring is awesome! dontbreakprod.com/posts/embrac...
Embrace Boring Technology - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Boring is awesome! dontbreakprod.com/posts/embrac...
Make your life a little easier and figure out how to work with your manager: dontbreakprod.com/posts/unders...
Understand Your Manager - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Make your life a little easier and figure out how to work with your manager: dontbreakprod.com/posts/unders...
I'm at an off-site with coworkers, so this older post seems relevant: dontbreakprod.com/posts/watch-...
Watch Other People Work - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I'm at an off-site with coworkers, so this older post seems relevant: dontbreakprod.com/posts/watch-...
Be pessimistic, but in a good way: dontbreakprod.com/posts/be-pro...
Be Productively Pessimistic - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
April 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Be pessimistic, but in a good way: dontbreakprod.com/posts/be-pro...
Are you at war? dontbreakprod.com/posts/know-t...
Know The Difference Between Wartime and Peacetime - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
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April 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Are you at war? dontbreakprod.com/posts/know-t...
Reading is fundamental! dontbreakprod.com/posts/get-go...
Get Good At Reading Code - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
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April 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reading is fundamental! dontbreakprod.com/posts/get-go...
This week's new post: dontbreakprod.com/posts/unders...
Understand What Your Organization Values - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
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April 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This week's new post: dontbreakprod.com/posts/unders...
Reposted by Don't Break Prod
Also today marks 50 posts for dontbreakprod.com. Not bad for something I originally built just to test out a blogging engine I was writing.
April 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Also today marks 50 posts for dontbreakprod.com. Not bad for something I originally built just to test out a blogging engine I was writing.
Ok, Don't Break Prod has it's own Bluesky account now! dontbreakprod.com
Don't Break Prod - Bite Sized Career Advice For Software Engineers
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ok, Don't Break Prod has it's own Bluesky account now! dontbreakprod.com