# Dev Interrupted Blog

> Dev Interrupted is where engineering leaders break through the noise.

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# Dev Interrupted

Dev Interrupted is where engineering leaders break through the noise.

[![Cover image for Why Engineering Efficiency Should Win the Dev Productivity Debate](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Untitled_design_28_8426f08c75?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/why-engineering-efficiency-should-win-the-dev-productivity-debate-1)

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[Why Engineering Efficiency Should Win the Dev Productivity Debate](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/why-engineering-efficiency-should-win-the-dev-productivity-debate-1)

[![Cover image for How Healthy Engineering Teams Invest Their Time](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Untitled_design_23_f5da1f701d?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/how-healthy-engineering-teams-invest-their-time)

[How Healthy Engineering Teams Invest Their Time](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/how-healthy-engineering-teams-invest-their-time)

In a perfect world, leaders could show a direct line between engineering efforts and business impact. In reality, the nature of software engineering is...

[![Cover image for 6 Proven Strategies For Being A Great Platform Engineer](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/ed18598c_47e3_4396_85a6_e7aa6a65e827_1428x842_152822c90f?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/6-proven-strategies-for-being-a-great-platform-engineer)

[6 Proven Strategies For Being A Great Platform Engineer](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/6-proven-strategies-for-being-a-great-platform-engineer)

Despite being a relatively new profession, platform engineers already have some tried and true wisdom to rely on.

[![Cover image for 4 Rules for Leading Dev Teams in Tough Economic Times](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/DI_Blog_4_Rules_for_Leading_Dev_Teams_in_Tough_Economic_Times_d8631bd245?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/4-rules-for-leading-dev-teams-in-tough-economic-times)

[4 Rules for Leading Dev Teams in Tough Economic Times](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/4-rules-for-leading-dev-teams-in-tough-economic-times)

There are real, positive things you can do when business isn't business-as-usual. Here are 4 from the best engineers in the industry.

## Real conversations with top engineering leaders every week

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[![Cover image for 6 Keys to Human-Centric Software Development](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/6_keys_to_human_centric_develpment_scaled_353be591bb?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/6-keys-to-human-centric-software-development)

[6 Keys to Human-Centric Software Development](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/6-keys-to-human-centric-software-development)

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[![Cover image for How Open Source Enabled Kubernetes’ Success](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Kubernetes_article_image_68aed94ce7?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/how-open-source-enabled-kubernetes-success)

[How Open Source Enabled Kubernetes’ Success](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/how-open-source-enabled-kubernetes-success)

The success of Kubernetes was never preordained - it took years of evangelizing, but the secret sauce to its success was open source.

[![Cover image for 4 Engineering Leadership Screw-Ups by the Best in the Business (And What We Learned From Them)](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Screen_Shot_2023_04_11_at_7_01_47_PM_79017190dd?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/4-engineering-leadership-screw-ups-by-the-best-in-the-business-and-what-we-learned-from-them)

[4 Engineering Leadership Screw-Ups by the Best in the Business (And What We Learned From Them)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/4-engineering-leadership-screw-ups-by-the-best-in-the-business-and-what-we-learned-from-them)

We asked four of the engineering community's top minds about the early mistakes that helped shape their careers into what they are today.

## Most popular

[](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/how-healthy-engineering-teams-invest-their-time)

[Dev Interrupted's Best Programmer Humor](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/dev-interrupteds-best-programmer-humor)

[](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/dev-interrupteds-best-programmer-humor)

[Creating a Culture of Engineering Productivity at Netflix](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/creating-a-culture-of-engineering-productivity-at-netflix)

[](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/creating-a-culture-of-engineering-productivity-at-netflix)

[![Cover image for Dev Interrupted's Best Programmer Humor](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Untitled_design_40421f967d?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/dev-interrupteds-best-programmer-humor)

Programmers have a better sense of humor about their work than any other professions. These comics are proof.

[![Cover image for Dev Interrupted: Hebrew Edition Recap](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Eti_Dahan_Noked_e0b39eeb7a?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/dev-interrupted-hebrew-edition-recap)

[Dev Interrupted: Hebrew Edition Recap](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/dev-interrupted-hebrew-edition-recap)

To celebrate the release of the 5th episode of the Hebrew Edition of Dev Interrupted, we look back on some of our previous episodes.

[![Cover image for Level Up Your Engineering Management Skills: Why You Should View Your Mistakes as ‘Misses’](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Ian_Nowland_blog_card_5aaccc96d0?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/level-up-your-engineering-management-skills-why-you-should-view-your-mistakes-as-misses)

[Level Up Your Engineering Management Skills: Why You Should View Your Mistakes as ‘Misses’](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/level-up-your-engineering-management-skills-why-you-should-view-your-mistakes-as-misses)

There’s no one-size-fits-all solution for managing engineers. Engineering leader Ian Nowland offers a framework based on 20 years in the industry. Mistakes are...

[](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/p/0)

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[2](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/p/2)
[3](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/p/3)...[5](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/blog/p/5)
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