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I'm Brian Guthrie, a software engineer, leader and entrepreneur based in New York City. I write about the intersection of software, talent, complexity, and systems thinking. I lead a team at Justworks that helps ambitious firms grow globally.

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Featured image of post Code Wants To Go Home

Code Wants To Go Home

The Happy Gilmore theory of SDLC

May 31, 2025
2 minute read
Featured image of post A Practical Process Algorithm For Killing Code

A Practical Process Algorithm For Killing Code

How to deprecate all your systems without burning all your bridges

Apr 23, 2025
3 minute read
Featured image of post You Should Take Event Sourcing More Seriously

You Should Take Event Sourcing More Seriously

Lessons from building on facts instead of state

Apr 22, 2025
14 minute read
Featured image of post The This-Isn't-Possible Smell Test

The This-Isn't-Possible Smell Test

Inferring what's possible from what's probable

Mar 03, 2025
2 minute read
Featured image of post The Move Faster Manifesto
Software Development Lifecycle

The Move Faster Manifesto

Lessons for shipping software quickly by skipping the grind

Feb 19, 2025
6 minute read
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