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    Manager.dev

    newsletter.manager.dev · Personal blog · on HN since 2025

    Manager.dev is a newsletter for engineering managers on software engineering laws, persuasion, vibe coding, and team practices.

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    What HN says

    HN links it for its list of software engineering laws; a commenter notes similar posts had earlier drawn no discussion.

    Stats for nerds
    19HN people shared it
    47linked in comments
    291story points
    Apr 2026last shared

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      Persuasion methods for engineering managers
      2 people · 92 points · first shared 2025 · 96 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Using fake deadlines without driving your engineers crazy
      1 person · 54 points · first shared 2025 · 91 comments on HN
    3. 3
      Software Engineering Laws
      9 people · 31 points · first shared 2025 · 1 comments on HN
    4. 4
      Engineering dogmas it's time to retire
      3 people · 22 points · first shared 2025 · 16 comments on HN
    5. 5
      Stop forcing AI tools on your engineers
      1 person · 21 points · first shared 2025 · 2 comments on HN
    6. 6
      The software engineering "squeeze"
      2 people · 13 points · first shared 2025 · 1 comments on HN
    7. 7
      The unwritten laws of software engineering
      5 people · 12 points · first shared 2026 · 2 comments on HN
    8. 8
      Don't Become an Engineering Manager
      1 person · 11 points · first shared 2026 · 5 comments on HN
    9. 9
      Engineering Management in the Age of Agents
      1 person · 8 points · first shared 2025 · 1 comments on HN
    10. 10
      Vibe coding will affect Engineering Managers
      2 people · 3 points · first shared 2025 · 2 comments on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • macintuxApr 2026

      Some similarly-titled (but less tidily-presented) posts that have appeared on HN in the past, none of which generated any discussion:

      * https://martynassubonis.substack.com/p/5-empirical-laws-of-software-engineering

      * https://newsletter.manager.dev/p/the-unwritten-laws-of-software-engineering, which linked to:

      * https://newsletter.manager.dev/p/the-13-software-engineering-laws

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