See a shorter, and updated version of this test here: The Pragmatic Engineer Test: 12 Questions on Engineering Culture [https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/pragmatic-engineer-test/]. I've talked with dozens of software developers about what they like and dislike about their workplace - team, and company - professionally. I'm starting
The value of human, exploratory testing
Ann and Michael find things programmers never would have.Since unit testing and test-driven development burst onto the programming scene in the early 2000s, too many programmers have deluded themse…
A Guide to Measuring Engineering Team Performance
“You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” While software development practices constantly change, there will always be a tier of truly top engineering teams who stand above…
How to build a generative engineering culture
A generative engineering culture is one where nothing seems to fall through the cracks, “we should” gets prioritized and becomes reality, and original ideas and value come primarily from engineers, rather than management. A culture like this is an engine for building capacity, quality, innovation, and sophistication.
How to build internal culture on a T&S team
T&S Insider’s practical, step-by-step guide to building a T&S team that takes accountability, surfaces problems early and doesn't shy away from asking leadership hard questions.
How to Create a Great Team Culture (and Why It Matters): Build safety, share vulnerability, establish purpose.: Queue: Vol 17, No 1
As leader of the team, you have significant influence over your team's culture. You can institute policies and procedures that help make your team happy and productive, monitor team successes, and continually improve the team. Another important part of ...
Test-Driven Approaches to Software Engineering with Large Language...
Tests increasingly participate in the decisions made by large language models and software engineering agents. They specify intended behavior, guide program construction and repair, select...
The Next Two Years of Software Engineering
Exploring five critical questions shaping software engineering through 2026, with contrasting scenarios for each. These lenses help prepare for the evolving ...
The Interview Question Bank for Engineering Managers
Organised by theme, and every question comes with a short thinking prompt
Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2026
More than 30K technologists from 169 countries have shared their thoughts with us, and now it’s time to share everything we’ve learned with you. So let’s dive into this year’s Annual Developer Survey.
The Case for Software Criticism
Software may be the defining cultural artifact of our time. So why isn’t there a culture of critical analysis around it?
The LLM Curve of Impact on Software Engineers
In this article, I share my personal mental model of how LLMs affect software engineers at different levels, and why this leads to both excitement and scepticism.
Software Testing Conferences
A simple list of software testing conferences and workshops, published collaboratively with the software testing community.
Theory and Memory: Two Forces Shaping Software Team Knowledge
How insights from cognitive science and social psychology explain why software knowledge is so hard to preserve
The Engineering Leadership Report 2026
Our survey of 600 engineering leaders exploring how the role is evolving, where the challenges lie, and what the future holds for the job.
