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Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering
Caitlin Sadowski & Thomas Zimmermann · 2019
82/100
👍 Worth It
This is a sharp, research-grounded essay collection for engineering leaders who are tired of counting lines of code as a measure of output. It's free, well-cited, and genuinely useful if you manage developers — just know it's written for that professional audience, not a general reader.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety92
Substance / usefulness85
Craft & writing75
Originality78
Evidence & accuracy85
Hype vs delivers80
Age-fit70
Human-eye read78
Penny’s verdict82
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