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Anton Zaides

zaidesanton.substack.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2023

Anton Zaides, an engineering manager, writes about software engineering, team management, product, and career topics, often from personal mistakes.

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Most-shared posts

  1. 1
    How I destroyed the company's DB (a stupid SQL mistake)
    3 people · 51 points · first shared 2023 · 71 comments on HN
  2. 2
    Product Management is broken, a change is coming
    3 people · 8 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
  3. 3
    Why sprints are taking the joy out of building software
    2 people · 56 points · first shared 2024 · 23 comments on HN
  4. 4
    Refactoring Almost Ruined My App
    2 people · 5 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
  5. 5
    Proven mental models for engineering managers
    2 people · 5 points · first shared 2025 · discussion on HN
  6. 6
    Feature flags are ruining your codebase
    2 people · 5 points · first shared 2024 · 1 comments on HN
  7. 7
  8. 8
    The Guide to Stock Options Conversations
    1 people · 154 points · first shared 2024 · 101 comments on HN
  9. 9
    The slow death of the hands-on engineering manager
    1 people · 100 points · first shared 2024 · 63 comments on HN
  10. 10
  11. 11
    "20% for tech debt" doesn't work
    1 people · 13 points · first shared 2024 · 2 comments on HN
  12. 12
    Managing superstars can drive you crazy
    1 people · 7 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
  13. 13
    Write messages that prevent bugs in reasoning
    1 people · 7 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
  14. 14
  15. 15
    I decided to quit a Director's job
    1 people · 3 points · first shared 2025 · discussion on HN

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