I'm Ris .
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I am a software engineer and Scrum Master who likes practical systems. I write aboutdevelopment, DevOps, and career growth, plus the human side of tech. You will also find recipes built for weeknights, deadlines, and the occasional late-night deploy.
Velocity Didn't Fail. It Worked Too Well.
There's a moment in a lot of standups that nobody names out loud. The team is underwater, everyone knows it, and when planning poker comes around a story that's honestly a three gets called a five. Nobody argues. Not because anyone's lying. Because the number has quietly stopped being an estimate and turned into a shield.
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currents to follow
Craft, leadership, agile practice, and the quieter work of staying grounded while you do all three.
Development
Practical engineering notes on shipping faster, reducing friction, and keeping systems easy to maintain.
- Automation & scripting
- Git internals
- Modern web frameworks
- DevOps & CI/CD
- Database design
Career growth
Straight talk on growing your career, leading without title, and building trust with the people around you.
- Technical leadership
- Career transitions
- Mentoring approaches
- Building expertise
Scrum & agile
Field-tested Scrum and agile practices for teams that want fewer meetings and better outcomes.
- Ceremonies & facilitation
- Agile transformation
- Team dynamics
- Continuous improvement
Health & balance
Burnout prevention, boundaries, and habits that help you do good work without draining yourself.
- Mental health awareness
- Work-life balance
- Stress management
- Sustainable habits
Remote work
How distributed teams stay aligned: clean async habits, useful rituals, and communication that actually lands.
- Home office setup
- Async communication
- Remote leadership
- Work-life boundaries
Personal
Personal essays about identity, growth, and the real-life mess that sits behind a tech career.
- Life lessons
- Neurodivergent perspectives
- Identity & growth
- Honest reflections
Fresh ink.
The latest posts from the desk. Open any one and settle in.