Hacker News: waynesoftware

New comment by waynesoftware in "Leadership lessons from the engineering director shadow program at GitLab"

waynesoftware — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:54:31 +0000

In the tech world, GitLab stands out for its embrace of remote work and transparency, setting benchmarks for how modern companies operate. One person at the forefront of this culture is Wayne Haber, Director of Engineering at GitLab, whose leadership embodies the spirit and values of the company. Shadowing Wayne provided a rare look into GitLab's operational dynamics, revealing the principles underpinning its success—from team performance metrics to transparent feedback.

Leadership lessons from the engineering director shadow program at GitLab

waynesoftware — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:54:30 +0000

Article URL: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AIwPC58oyazh4C4&cid=666E8FD074170AE2&id=666E8FD074170AE2%2116284&parId=666E8FD074170AE2%21168&o=OneUp

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39443600

Points: 1

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One week shadowing a Director of Engineering at GitLab

waynesoftware — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:22:09 +0000

Article URL: https://marcaurele.brothier.org/articles/2024-shadow-gitlab-eng-director-wayne-haber/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38967207

Points: 3

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Tell HN: I salute everyone on call/working support through the holidays

waynesoftware — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:54:47 +0000

Thank you for keeping systems available and safe. I've been there many times in the past, including having to fly at the last minute to a non-internet-connected data center in NJ to babysit an emergency production bug fix that took the entire holiday to create, install, verify, and monitor.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38725015

Points: 916

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CWE security trends from 2010 to 2023

waynesoftware — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 20:26:14 +0000

Article URL: https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/14577819/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36976857

Points: 1

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GitHub: Social engineering campaign targets technology industry employees

waynesoftware — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:16:43 +0000

Article URL: https://github.blog/2023-07-18-security-alert-social-engineering-campaign-targets-technology-industry-employees/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36794251

Points: 1

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New comment by waynesoftware in "Anthropic and Claude 2's Creation"

waynesoftware — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:49:54 +0000

A summary of the article, written by Claude:

The artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, founded by former OpenAI employees concerned about A.I. safety, is releasing a new chatbot called Claude. However, the company's employees remain deeply worried about the risks of powerful A.I. models like Claude becoming dangerous if misused. They compare themselves to the creators of the atomic bomb and obsess over existential threats that advanced A.I. could pose. Still, they argue that building cutting-edge models is necessary for researching how to make them safer, and that having safety-focused companies in the A.I. race is better than leaving it solely to profit-driven firms. So Anthropic pushes forward, attempting to balance competitiveness with caution.

New comment by waynesoftware in "Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?"

waynesoftware — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 22:45:11 +0000

https://www.waynehaber.com/

New comment by waynesoftware in "My experience shadowing an Engineering Director for a week"

waynesoftware — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:29:28 +0000

GitLab team member here (the one who was shadowed). Most of my merge requests were for the engineering portions of the company handbook.

New comment by waynesoftware in "Pwned or Bot"

waynesoftware — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 20:27:37 +0000

Profound: "We're all so comprehensively pwned that if an email address isn't pwned, there's a good chance it doesn't belong to a real human."

Should we be using if an email is pwned as input to antiabuse systems to give them higher confidence?

It reminds me a bit of when the % of emails that were #spam vs ham crossed 50% many years ago.

New comment by waynesoftware in "Lessons learned when development teams engage on major customer escalations"

waynesoftware — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 19:30:33 +0000

When a major customer issue is escalated to the development team, it is natural for the team to go into high anxiety mode, over-responding to the wrong things and under-responding to the right things.

Lessons learned when development teams engage on major customer escalations

waynesoftware — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 19:30:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.waynehaber.com/2022/11/lessons-learned-when-development-teams.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33710142

Points: 1

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How to impress a customer when you have only 2 employees

waynesoftware — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:48:27 +0000

I was reminded today of the 1st CEO I worked for: She had a meeting with a big customer...and only 2 employees. She brought all 5 of her employees...yes 5. 2 employees and 3 neighbors who just dressed up, showed up, knew nothing, and didn't say anything. She got the contract!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33471799

Points: 2

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Cyber unicorn Snyk to sack 198 employees, 14% of workforce

waynesoftware — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:34:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/h1wmnrxnj

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33318069

Points: 6

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The best leadership lessons will be from your worst boss. Notes from Managing Up

waynesoftware — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:04:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.waynehaber.com/2022/08/notes-on-managing-up.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32439683

Points: 3

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Leaders should be clear about sticky bears

waynesoftware — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:24:57 +0000

Article URL: https://about.gitlab.com/company/offsite/beware-sticky-bears/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32269677

Points: 1

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New comment by waynesoftware in "Show HN: I built an app for when I talk too much in online meetings"

waynesoftware — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 14:00:41 +0000

Thank you for creating this! I have been looking for something that does this for quite a while.

I have been using poised (https://www.poised.com/) for this as it does it and related things...but have backed off on it since they went from free to paid (though is still may pay for it).

New comment by waynesoftware in "Ask HN: What % of dev effort do you target for features vs. maint vs. bugs?"

waynesoftware — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:26:52 +0000

Is 60% features, 30% maintenance, 10% bugs a good target?

Ask HN: What % of dev effort do you target for features vs. maint vs. bugs?

waynesoftware — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:22:02 +0000

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31743677

Points: 4

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How GitLab Makes Agile Shine with Developers Spread Across 65 Countries

waynesoftware — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:52:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.waynehaber.com/2022/06/how-gitlab-makes-agile-shine-with.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31642833

Points: 3

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