Archive - Pathfinder Engineer

Chaos, Discipline, and Agile

Last week, I discussed choosing a workflow approach for a project with a business stakeholder. I was leaning towards the Agile methodology, but the…

Jun 18 •

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Engineering Workflow Choices: When Agile Fits—and When It Doesn’t

A practical guide to aligning engineering methods with task complexity for better outcomes

Jun 11 •

from interrogation to exploration

using the Left/Right Column to balance advocacy & inquiry

Jun 4 •

May 2025

Staff+ Engineer in the SaaS World - Architectural Survival Kit

As part of the “Staff+ Engineer in the SaaS World” series, we have explored several key concepts, including the multitenancy spectrum, the tenant…

May 28 •

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Pathfinder’s Tech Snacks – Issue #10

Anthropic, Microsoft, and Google drop major AI updates—plus a local CI/CD pro tip.

May 23 •

404: Community Not Found

Stack Overflow is fading—can Discord, Reddit, or LLMs take its place?

May 21 •

how the four-r loop turns good engineers into fearless communicators

TDD for humans interaction

May 14 •

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Pathfinder’s Tech Snacks – Issue #9

Your curated dose of tech insights, tools, and trends – fresh from the frontier.

May 9 •

April 2025

Staff+ Engineer in the SaaS World - Pricing and Cost Management

The next topic I’ve decided to tackle as part of our journey through the SaaS world is pricing and cost management.

Apr 30 •

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Pathfinder's Tech Snacks - Issue #8

This issue covers managing underperformers, modern Docker practices, GTA bugs, and more.

Apr 25 •

How to slice a feature

Strategies for breaking down complex features into manageable tasks

Apr 23 •

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the left/right column tool: bridging the gap between what we say and what we think

coz naming is hard

Apr 18 •

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