Hunting for a Flywheel | Refactoring’s Luca Rossi
You can’t drive developer success without momentum, happiness, and respect.
To open the show, Ben and Andrew dive into the latest headlines about DeepSeek from last week. We answer questions like “why did everyone search ‘Jevons paradox'?” and discuss strategic AI investments from financial giants like Goldman Sachs. These moves underscore the growing importance of strong engineering leadership in the age of AI.
Then,
of Refactoring joins us to discuss his latest research. Drawing from a comprehensive survey of engineering professionals (thanks to you!), Luca breaks down the key traits and practices of successful engineering teams, revealing surprising correlations between team happiness, shipping frequency, and recognition by non-technical leadership.Be sure to grab your copy of the report to follow along with today’s insights.
"What makes shipping fast really important is this feedback loop. When developers are able to create such a team... it makes work just more effective."
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