Archive - Hybrid Hacker

How to Stop the Feature Factory 🏭

Learning to balance your engineering investment.

44 mins ago •

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Nicola Ballotta

March 2025

How to Design a Good On-Call 🚨

Everything you need to know about rotations, with lessons from Netflix, Dropbox, Intercom, and Google.

Mar 27 •

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Nicola Ballotta

How to Reduce Meetings 🪚

Strategies and practical ideas for better async communication, and a detailed case study.

Mar 20 •

Team Topologies 🏯

My review, the best ideas, and takeaways from the famous book by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais.

Mar 14 •

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Nicola Ballotta

How to Run Performance Reviews 🥇

A first-principles approach to performance management + a practical workflow + wild ideas from successful companies.

Mar 6 •

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Nicola Ballotta

February 2025

How to Invest in Engineers' Growth 🪴

Real-world strategies, programs, and ideas, to enable continuous professional development at work.

Feb 27 •

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Nicola Ballotta

How Engineering Management is Changing 🎽

Fewer managers, more technical, different careers.

Feb 21 •

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Nicola Ballotta

How to Write an Accomplishment Journal 🏆

How to use journaling to help your career and your wellbeing

Feb 13 •

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Nicola Ballotta

How to Write Secure Code 🔒

A primer on securing the whole development lifecycle.

Feb 6 •

January 2025

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