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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 23/03/2026

Consider Hofstadter's Law when making estimates: dontbreakprod.com/posts/things...

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Things Will Take Longer Than You Think They Will - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 05/03/2026

"Dude, sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something" - Jake the Dog dontbreakprod.com/posts/dont-b...

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Don't Be Afraid To Be Bad At It - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 05/02/2026

Done is better than perfect: dontbreakprod.com/posts/done-i...

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Done Is Better Than Perfect - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 28/01/2026

Code is a habitat for bugs: dontbreakprod.com/posts/code-i...

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Code Is A Habitat For Bugs - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 22/01/2026

Fail productively: dontbreakprod.com/posts/fail-p...

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Fail Productively - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 12/01/2026

Clarity over cleverness: dontbreakprod.com/posts/senior...

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Seniority Is Clarity Not Cleverness - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 18/12/2025

Habits Beat Motivation dontbreakprod.com/posts/habits...

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Habits Beat Motivation - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 03/12/2025

Remember, careers have both direction and speed. dontbreakprod.com/posts/match-...

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Match Your Opportunities To Your Ambitions - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 18/11/2025

Do not underestimate the power of caring about others in a way that makes them care about you. dontbreakprod.com/posts/build-...

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Build Relationships - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 05/11/2025

As an engineer it's not what you do, but what your work does: dontbreakprod.com/posts/show-t...

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Show That Your Work Was Useful - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 08/10/2025

Reaching for increased effort or pushed timeline is often a crutch to avoid the important work of prioritization. Prioritize Ruthlessly: dontbreakprod.com/posts/priori...

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Prioritize Ruthlessly - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 23/09/2025

Trying out cross-posting some stuff on @dev.to : dev.to/dorkrawk/hap...

Happiness Should Be a Career Goal

I've written a few recent articles about goals but it's important to call out that happiness is the...

Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 12/09/2025

Find good problems: dontbreakprod.com/posts/find-g...

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Find Good Problems - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 04/09/2025

Get good at getting feedback: dontbreakprod.com/posts/handle...

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Handle Feedback Productively - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 20/08/2025

Bad news doesn't age well: dontbreakprod.com/posts/commun...

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Communicate Early and Often - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 13/08/2025

Be happy. dontbreakprod.com/posts/happin...

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Happiness Should Be a Career Goal - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 30/07/2025

Revisit your goals: dontbreakprod.com/posts/revisi...

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Revisit Your Goals Often - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 24/07/2025

Stop and think before you start working on your goals: dontbreakprod.com/posts/figure...

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Figure Out How To Work Towards Your Goals - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 17/07/2025

Know yourself! dontbreakprod.com/posts/know-w...

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Know What Your Goals Are and Why - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 01/07/2025

Make the most of being mentored by knowing a little bit about yourself! dontbreakprod.com/posts/make-t...

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Make the Most of Mentorship - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 17/06/2025

Know who to ask! dontbreakprod.com/posts/know-w...

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Know Who To Ask - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 29/05/2025

Be visible! dontbreakprod.com/posts/be-vis...

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Be Visible - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 23/05/2025

Boring is awesome! dontbreakprod.com/posts/embrac...

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Embrace Boring Technology - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 16/05/2025

Make your life a little easier and figure out how to work with your manager: dontbreakprod.com/posts/unders...

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Understand Your Manager - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 08/05/2025

I'm at an off-site with coworkers, so this older post seems relevant: dontbreakprod.com/posts/watch-...

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Watch Other People Work - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 30/04/2025

Be pessimistic, but in a good way: dontbreakprod.com/posts/be-pro...

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Be Productively Pessimistic - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 24/04/2025

Are you at war? dontbreakprod.com/posts/know-t...

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Know The Difference Between Wartime and Peacetime - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 16/04/2025

Reading is fundamental! dontbreakprod.com/posts/get-go...

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Get Good At Reading Code - Don't Break Prod

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Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 11/04/2025

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Understand What Your Organization Values - Don't Break Prod

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Dave @dorkrawk.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Also today marks 50 posts for dontbreakprod.com. Not bad for something I originally built just to test out a blogging engine I was writing.

Don't Break Prod @dontbreakprod.com · 11/04/2025

Ok, Don't Break Prod has it's own Bluesky account now! dontbreakprod.com

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Don't Break Prod - Bite Sized Career Advice For Software Engineers

Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.