architecture The Volunteer Tax: Why Raising Your Hand in a Meeting Makes You the Permanent Owner josedacruz, September 25, 2026September 25, 2026 TL;DR: Volunteering to fix something in a meeting feels like a one-time favor, but it usually isn’t. The team quietly remembers who spoke up, and from then on every related problem gets routed to that person by default — no raise, no title change, just a standing tax on their… Continue Reading
architecture Brooks’s Law: Why Adding Developers to a Late Project Makes It Later josedacruz, September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 TL;DR: Fred Brooks’s famous rule says that adding people to a late software project usually makes it later, not sooner. New hires need time and attention from the very people already doing the work, and every extra person adds more communication paths to manage. If a project is behind, cutting… Continue Reading