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Alex Feinman

Alex Feinman

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Oct 15, 2025

On Losing

Tactics for the modern age, Part 2

Alex Feinman

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Jul 3, 2025

Invisible Competence

Invisible Competence — or, why success looks like failure until the end, and why most people can’t plaster a wall (but think they can).

Alex Feinman

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Jun 1, 2025

The Housecat Theory of the 10x Engineer

I recently re-encountered the myth of the “10x engineer”. Why does it smell like the hype around generative AI?

The Housecat Theory of the 10x Engineer

Alex Feinman

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Mar 28, 2025

On Being A Better Man

How is being a “good man” different than being a “good person”? The answer lies not in the destination, but in the starting point. Men —…

Alex Feinman

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May 19, 2023

Tropes I Won’t Write

(All tropes available for review on TVTropes.org; warning for existential-level time sink threat.)

Alex Feinman

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Mar 18, 2023

I am still a human

For many years I have used a tagline similar to the current one, which includes the stipulation: “All posts made with 100% recycled…

I am still a human

Alex Feinman

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Jan 27, 2022

Fixing the coding part of interviews

Coding interviews suck. They’re painful for everyone. But we need to assess technical ability. What if there were a better way?

Alex Feinman

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Jun 14, 2021

The Five Hearts

“No, Twitter, I didn’t want to shove that in all my friends’ faces, I just wanted to let the author know I liked it!”

The Five Hearts

Alex Feinman

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Nov 23, 2020

How Not to Ruin your Design Review

Let’s not sabotage the process from the get-go.

How Not to Ruin your Design Review

Alex Feinman

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Aug 8, 2020

Learning How To Practice

Practicing is a skill. Learning to learn can really pay off. But it’s hard work, and rarely rewarded.

Learning How To Practice

Alex Feinman

Alex Feinman

Obligate infovore. All posts made with 100% recycled electrons, sustainably crafted by artisanal artisans. He/him/his.

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