Hello, World: The SQL

Brad Matthiesen · August 19, 2027

Hi again. I threw a fresh coat of paint on the blog. I’m hoping to share more regularly in the coming months. I’ve got plenty of writing from past teams that I’d like to expand into longer pieces here. If there’s anything specific you’d like to hear about, let me know. I might experiment with Substack or other distribution options too, though I don’t plan to wire up email here (it’s easier than ever to roll your own these days).

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Planks, pushups, and standups

Brad Matthiesen · February 5, 2021

I was recently having a conversation with an engineering leader at another company, and he was curious about standups. His company wanted to be agile, so his product leader set up standups for the team as well as the accompanying ceremonies to round out the Scrum experience, but he was concerned that it seemed like a waste of time. He wanted to know what it was like for other companies.

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