Best of Project Management — March 2025

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   Awesome Go·1y

   Cursor for Large Projects

   Cursor and Claude are effective not just for prototyping but also for maintaining large software projects. Their use can accelerate development processes by structuring, refactoring, and testing code efficiently. Stream CEO Thierry shares a workflow for using Cursor to manage a large Go codebase, emphasizing the importance of a good edit and test loop and the use of dedicated documentation folders for AI. The guide also covers steps for setting up Cursor, highlights the combination with Goland for debugging and refactoring, and provides tips for maximizing AI benefits in software development.

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   Work Chronicles·1y

   (comic) Adding more people to a project

   This post from Work Chronicles features a comic addressing the topic of adding more people to a project. It highlights the complexities and humorous aspects of increasing team size within a work environment.

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   Work Chronicles·1y

   (comic) Feedback based prioritisation

   A comic from Work Chronicles humorously illustrates the concept of feedback-based prioritization in the workplace. The comic highlights the challenges and dynamics involved in prioritizing tasks based on feedback from colleagues and supervisors, delivered with a touch of humor often found in workplace scenarios.

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   Medium·1y

   How To Defeat The 3 Most Common Arguments Against Technical Debt

   Technical debt is a crucial issue in software development, often resisted by the business side due to tight deadlines and lack of understanding. Engineers must prepare arguments to demonstrate that technical debt is a normal part of the process and necessary for long-term efficiency. Effective communication, compromise, and strategic planning can help address technical debt without jeopardizing immediate goals, particularly in startups where rapid adaptation is essential.

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   marmelab·1y

   Scrum Fatigue: Why It Happens and How to Fix It

   Scrum fatigue can occur when teams experience stress and burnout due to the pressures of constant short sprint cycles, lack of autonomy, an overload of meetings, an overemphasis on metrics, or poor adaptation to the organization. Solutions include focusing on delivering value, adapting sprint cycles, providing more autonomy, reducing meetings, prioritizing value over metrics, and tailoring Scrum practices to fit the team’s workflow. Emphasizing Agile principles can help create a more sustainable and human-centric Scrum environment.

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   Watercooler·1y

   Is it like that?

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   Rust·1y

   Rust participates in Google Summer of Code 2025

   The Rust Project will be participating in Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2025, offering an opportunity for new contributors to engage in open-source development under the guidance of experienced mentors. Interested applicants can discuss project ideas immediately, with the proposal application period running from March 24 to April 8, 2025. Last year's participation was successful, and the project aims to continue bringing new contributors to Rust while enhancing participants' skills.

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