# manager.dev What nobody tells you about Engineering Management. One practical idea every week from someone who's still doing the job with you. Page: Feed: --- ## [Extreme Programming 1999-\>2026](https://managerdotdev.beehiiv.com/p/extreme-programming-1999-2026) _2026-08-18 · Anton Zaides_ A method created 30 years ago is still your best guide for building software ## [The 3 product battles 84% of EMs lose](https://managerdotdev.beehiiv.com/p/business-oriented-em) _2026-08-11 · Anton Zaides_ Only 1 out of 6 EMs is involved in product decisions ## [The death and revival of the hands-on Engineering Manager](https://managerdotdev.beehiiv.com/p/the-death-and-revival-of-the-hands-on-engineering-manager) _2026-08-04 · Anton Zaides_ Never prompted until today ## [3 things top 1% teams do differently](https://managerdotdev.beehiiv.com/p/3-things-top-1-teams-do-differently) _2026-07-28 · Anton Zaides_ Hiring, parallelization, and why they stopped reviewing most PRs ## [Charting your team's knowledge & skills map](https://managerdotdev.beehiiv.com/p/charting-your-teams-knowledge-skills-map) _2026-07-21 · Anton Zaides_ If you rebuilt your team again today, knowing what you know now, would it look the same? ## [Explaining to business people why building software is still hard](https://managerdotdev.beehiiv.com/p/cursing-the-day-lovable-was-born) _2026-07-14 · Anton Zaides_ Explaining to business people why building software is still hard ## [The software engineering war](https://managerdotdev.beehiiv.com/p/the-software-engineering-war) _2026-07-07 · Anton Zaides_ Most of us picked a side and won't budge. Which one are you on? ## [7 reasons experienced EMs get stuck](https://managerdotdev.beehiiv.com/p/7-reasons-experienced-ems-get-stuck) _2026-06-30 · Anton Zaides_ The mistakes that stall a career, even when you see them coming. ## [Building a code reviewer from your team's PR history](https://managerdotdev.beehiiv.com/p/building-a-code-reviewer-from-your-team-s-pr-history) _2026-06-23 · Anton Zaides_ how to build a code review tool specific to your team ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wT6L4bFowiuw) _2026-06-23 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [The "I don't know, Claude wrote this" pandemic](https://managerdotdev.beehiiv.com/p/the-i-don-t-know-claude-wrote-this-pandemic) _2026-06-16 · Anton Zaides_ When Claude drives you off the cliff