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First Principles

A collection of 5 issues

Formation vs Extraction: The Choice You're Already Making

Hook: Every organization is either growing developers or consuming them. There is no neutral position. Which curve are you on? Here's a story that happens everywhere. A talented developer joins your company. They're enthusiastic, skilled, eager to grow. Year one, they ship great work. Year two,

Knowing Is Not Becoming: Why Your Documentation Doesn't Work

Hook: Your developers have read the style guide. They've watched the training videos. They've passed the certification. Why do they still write code like they've never heard of any of it? You've been here before. The organization invests heavily in documentation. The

The Doctrine of the Mean: Why "Best Practices" Is a Lie

The next person who tells you to "just follow best practices" owes you an apology. Aristotle figured out why 2,400 years ago. Quick quiz: How much code coverage should your tests have? If you answered "100%," you're wrong. If you answered "80%

We Become What We Repeatedly Do (And Your CI Pipeline Knows It)

Your CI pipeline isn't just running tests. It's training your developers. The question is: what is it teaching them? Every morning, a developer on your team does the same thing. They pull main, start a feature, write some code, push a commit, and wait. That wait?

Why Aristotle Is Your New DX Consultant

You've tried Agile coaches, productivity gurus, and that one guy who swears by inbox zero. Have you tried a 2,400-year-old Greek philosopher? Somewhere in your organization, there's a developer who reads the documentation, attends the training, passes the certification, and then writes the same garbage