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I’m a veteran software engineer with more than 25 years of experience, ranging from coding Unix applications in C to crafting sleek .NET solutions and even blockchain and cryptographic solutions. Along the way, I’ve dabbled in everything from writing Windows drivers to streaming desktops as video feeds, game development, and now I’m exploring gRPC and Google Cloud hosting. When I’m not banging out code, I’m probably wrangling tech quirks or pondering the mysteries of management decisions and direction of technology in general.

 

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How costly is it to ignore your engineers

By Matt Raffel on November 03, 2025

I had a conversation the other day with an ELT member about engineering work we need to do to keep the system healthy and supporting our growth.   This person responded “The Netpromoter score says our users are happy” indicating t...

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