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          <title>Hire based on the conversation about code, not the code itself</title>
          <link>https://dbarabashh.com/thoughts-and-experience/hire-for-the-conversation-not-the-code</link>
          <description>Most companies still hire engineers by watching them write code. In 2026, this doesn't check the right thing. Here is what I would check instead</description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Your engineering team looks healthy. It probably isn't</title>
          <link>https://dbarabashh.com/thoughts-and-experience/your-engineering-team-looks-healthy</link>
          <description>When everyone ships and nobody decides</description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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