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March 24, 2026
The AI-native Development Environment
Better prompts can help, but what really shapes the outcome is the system around the agent.
January 22, 2026
AI Is Driving a New Engineering Divide
Why AI is accelerating the best teams and quietly breaking the rest.
June 24, 2025
Finding the Grain of Truth Behind A Bad Take
When someone shares a bad take, they're not wrong, they're frustrated. Here's how to decode the valuable insight behind every hot take.
April 24, 2025
You Need A Strategy
Move beyond vague calls to "do better" with a research-based strategy that delivers real, lasting change.
March 12, 2025
A Framework for Focused Engineering Teams
Although everything may seem like a top priority, it isn't. Apply this framework to reduce conflicting priorities within your engineering team.
February 10, 2025
Why Does Conway's Law Always Come Up?
Solving real problems is more than just team alignment. Here's the missing piece in Conway's Law.
January 22, 2025
The Doctor's Handwriting Fallacy: Keeping Communication Clear in Programming
Blaming the reader instead of the writer when something isn't clear.
December 23, 2024
Putting the 2024 DORA Report Into Perspective
What high-performing teams, failure rates, and AI adoption reveal—and what the DORA Report doesn't fully explain.
December 2, 2024
Apple's Research Reveals LLMs Are More About Pattern Matching Than Reasoning
We read Apple's research on why they're skeptical of LLMs' reasoning ability, so you don't have to.
October 24, 2024
Inside Pragmint's Offsite in NYC
Our latest off-site in New York was a chance to connect in person after months of remote collaboration.
October 16, 2024
Amazon Believes In-Person Work is the Only Path to Innovation. We Disagree.
The key to building productive teams isn't only found in the office.
October 1, 2024
Don't Become the Next Microsoft - Secure Your Systems from the Start
Some ideas to help your teams shift-left on security.
September 23, 2024
Build Solid Engineering Teams with Founder Mode Principles
When leaders focus on building a strong foundation, the entire team is positioned to raise the ceiling.
August 12, 2024
Triple Your Team's Output With Small Changes
Learn how small improvements in developer practices can lead to major productivity gains.
July 8, 2024
You Need More Than Talent
It's easier to hire veteran software engineers today, but great teams are comprised of more than just talent.
June 21, 2024
Your First Quarter At A New Company
What every tech leader needs to know when joining a new organization.
June 11, 2024
Samaritan Ministries - Case Study
Learn how Pragmint delivered code, introduced quality coding practices, and improved software architecture.
June 10, 2024
Great Teams Create "WOW! Moments"
A developer's job isn't to create software. Their job is to create "WOW! Moments" for their users.
May 29, 2024
Remote Work is the New Norm. Now What?
Remote work is here to stay, and it's time we stop treating it as a temporary fix. Although remote work has drawbacks, don't shy away from these issues-confront them head-on.
May 14, 2024
Do More With Less In The Wake Of Economic Uncertainty
Cutting costs without compromising value.
May 3, 2024
Quick Wins Become Quicksand if You're Not Careful
The long-term cost of too much short-term thinking.
April 19, 2024
Don't Treat Developer Productivity Like A Checklist... Ok, Here's That Checklist.
Explore practices that set top software teams apart and how to actually use them to increase developer productivity.
March 29, 2024
Are You Too Busy to be Effective?
Balancing oversight with engagement to upskill your teams and free up your schedule.
March 18, 2024
Effectiveness Comes at the Cost of 'Control'
A push for order can slow our teams down. How can we create order without throttling effectiveness?
March 11, 2024
Cross-Pollinated Strategy
Combine boardroom wisdom and break room context to direct your organization's energy where it truly pays off.
March 5, 2024
Should You Build or Buy Talent?
The choice between building or buying talent is more than a budget decision. It's about getting the job done in the short-term while building the next generation of superstars.
January 24, 2024
6 Techniques to Manage Difficult Employees and Improve Culture
In order for your situation to change, you need to change. Find new ways to cultivate growth in your teams instead of simply "dealing" with problems as they arise.
January 17, 2024
Don't Lead Like A Bad Substitute Teacher
Discover leadership lessons from the classroom that apply to the boardroom.
January 9, 2024
Handling Feedback That Feels Like a Personal Attack
Don't get burned by the flames. Learn the art of staying calm and collected in the face of criticism.
December 26, 2023
Execution Outweighs Education in Software Engineering
How introspection and execution can help in ways that seeking more knowledge can't
December 26, 2023
The Plate Spinning Trap
If you're focused on preventing disaster after disaster, eventually you'll lose it all. You need to develop teams that are both self-sufficient and high-performing.
December 18, 2023
Upgrading Your Team's Toolbox
Various ways to upskill your software development teams.
December 18, 2023
What Is Co-Dev Coaching?
A look into what it is, how it differs from other approaches, and how to implement it.
December 7, 2023
The Perfect Emulsion: Mixing the Flow of Learning With the Pressures of Deadlines
How can we balance the seemingly opposing forces of learning and deadlines?
December 6, 2023
Breaking Bad... Habits
How to Guide Your Development Team Away From Bad Habits
December 1, 2023
Fundamentals Over Frameworks
We often find ourselves captivated by frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, etc - but have we ever paused to consider why these frameworks hold such appeal? Do they truly matter?
December 1, 2023
How to Delegate Quality
What can you do when you can't enforce quality on your own?
November 13, 2023
A Template for Change Management
A case study on how we made important yet contentious policy changes for a ~200 person organization.
November 7, 2023
The Slow Burn
Sometimes, you have to go down the wrong path for a while to give others time to come around to new ideas.
October 30, 2023
Making a Bad Call
A lesson in leadership from the baseball field to the boardroom.
October 30, 2023
Bursting Your AI Bubble
What can AI tooling actually do for you and your teams
October 30, 2023
Meaningful Change
The mindset required to make meaningful change
October 26, 2023
Giving Guidance on Practices
Finding the sweet spot between consistency, innovation, and communication.
October 26, 2023
Profitable Tech: Applying Investment Tenets to Tech Strategy
Financial markets have been around longer than our modern software systems, offering a well of wisdom waiting to be tapped by tech leaders. One of the most impactful activities leaders are responsible for is setting strategy. By taking inspiration from well-established investment tenets, tech leaders can craft a tech strategy that sets their organization up for lasting success.
October 17, 2023
Burnout: Beyond the Basics
Changing your framing from broad brush strokes to individual insights.
October 9, 2023
Articulate The Trade-Offs
By pushing ourselves to frame the decisions we make as having trade-offs, we'll make higher-quality decisions.
October 9, 2023
Where Focus Goes, Energy Flows
How technology leaders can set their team's focus in the most effective ways.
October 5, 2023
Make Big Improvements By Taking Small Bites
The profound impact, making small changes can have on your team's productivity
October 5, 2023
Camp Gladiator - Case Study
Learn how Pragmint delivered code, introduced quality coding practices, and improved software architecture.
October 5, 2023
Cracking the Code of High-Performance Tech Organizations
Key takeaways from the research presented in the Accelerate Book.