Lara Hogan
Management Coach, ex-VP Eng Kickstarter
Practical management craft: feedback, one-on-ones, sponsorship, and resilience. Author of Resilient Management and Demystifying Public Speaking.
Pat Kua
Fractional CTO, ex-Thoughtworks
Tech leadership writing and the Level Up newsletter. Author of The Retrospective Handbook and Talking with Tech Leads.
Jade Rubick
Eng Leadership Consultant, ex-VP Eng New Relic
Detailed, reusable playbooks on org design, operating cadences, and director-level systems thinking.
Marcus Blankenship
Leadership Coach for Engineering Managers
Coaching-oriented writing aimed squarely at first-time and struggling engineering managers.
Kent Beck
Creator of XP & TDD
One of the most influential voices in software methodology, now writing on tidying, design, and team practice.
Martin Fowler
Chief Scientist, Thoughtworks
The reference library for software architecture, refactoring, and technical leadership patterns.
Stephan Schmidt
CTO Coach & Fractional CTO
Amazing CTO. Direct, practical advice for CTOs and engineering leaders on tech, teams, and strategy.
Gregor Hohpe
Enterprise Strategist, ex-AWS/Google
The Architect Elevator. Connecting the penthouse and the engine room — architecture and organizational leadership.
Sam Newman
Independent Consultant & Author
Author of Building Microservices. Writing on architecture, delivery, and leading technical change.
Hillel Wayne
Consultant, Formal Methods
Rigorous writing on software correctness, the empirical claims of our field, and what senior engineers actually know.
Sandi Metz
Author, Practical Object-Oriented Design
Clear, principled writing on object-oriented design, refactoring, and writing code teams can live with.
Avdi Grimm
Engineering Leader & Author
Writing on Ruby, software design, and the working life of a senior engineer and team lead.
Harry Roberts
Consultant Performance Engineer
CSS Wizardry. Deep, consultancy-grade writing on web performance and front-end architecture at scale.
Mathias Verraes
Domain-Driven Design Consultant
Writing on domain modeling, software design, and the strategic side of engineering for complex businesses.
Nadia Asparouhova
Open Source Researcher & Author
Author of Working in Public. Research on the economics and social structures of open source communities.
Geoffrey Huntley
Engineering Leader & Advisor
Writing on AI-assisted engineering, developer tooling, and the changing shape of software work.