Dev Wars, the Awakening of Ego
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Examines how ego-driven debates over frameworks, languages or architectures, rather than technical limits, often stall projects. Uses everyday engineering-team examples to show how such conflicts harm software quality, delivery speed and team wellbeing, and advocates changing how disagreements are handled to turn them into learning opportunities.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Welcome and context
- 1:55Ego as dark force
- 7:37Meaningless technical debates
- 11:09Overengineering and MVP
- 14:18Ego in job interviews
- 16:06Ivory tower architect
- 21:27GitHub stars validation
- 25:25Ego in teams and toxic culture
- 32:14Seniorism and work pressure
- 38:02Real teams and solutions
- 42:33Conclusion and Q&A
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