Pablo Borowicz

It’s Not Your Job to Solve the Problem

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Being a leader doesn’t mean every solution has to come from you.

AI Writes the Code — But Do You Understand It?

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Code can be generated; staying in charge is still a human job.

Estimates Are Never Accurate, and That's Fine

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Estimates don’t need to be precise to be useful.

Plan, Adapt, Repeat

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We can’t foresee the future, but we still need a plan.

Embrace Mistakes — They're Feedback

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A culture that punishes mistakes is one that never learns.

Craftsmanship is Good, But You Also Need to Deliver

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Engineering perfection is worthless if you ship too late.

There Are No Bugs, Just Undocumented Features

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Write your rules down before your product forgets how it’s supposed to work.

Don't Let Your Passion Turn Into Poison

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

If every hill is the hill you die on, your career dies there too — even if you’re right.

Trust Your Team by Default

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Trust is the foundation of high-performing teams. If you can’t trust them, no amount of control will ever be enough.

Stop Worshipping the 10x Dev

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The most dangerous developer on your team might be your “best” one.

Optimize for Humans

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

If your code confuses people, is is really optimized?

Legacy is Yesterday's Clean Code

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

We love to hate the devs who came before us — forgetting we’re next in line.

Avoid Dotted Lines in Your Monolith

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Half-measures in code charge interest you never agreed to pay.

Embracing The Impostor Syndrome

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

During my early career, I was often the most skilled, or most experienced tech guy in the room. But as I learned later in life, that was a bad thing for my career progression.

Why You Should Be Commenting Your Code

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Many developers shun inline comments because they don’t understand when and where they are useful. They are missing out on incredible value.

On houses, debt and software rewrites

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 13:10:36 +0200

Most non-developers struggle to understand the need for software refactoring. Imagine if you were constantly rebuilding your house.

About me

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

My name is Pablo Borowicz. I’m a veteran software engineering leader. I started building stuff for the web for fun in 1998, and I’ve been doing that professionally since 2003.