Evan d'Entremont is an experienced technology leader with a talent for building and scaling global-scale software and teams.

About Me

This article explores a wild ride of freelancing and astroturfing, eventually leading to a more sustainable career.

From Hacking to SaaS - My early career as a freelancer.

This article dives into the myth of the scrappy startup founder, exploring how luck, family wealth, and rule-breaking have fueled the success of companies like Uber, Facebook, and Amazon. It challenges the "garage startup" narrative, especially in the Bay Area, where owning a home with a garage is itself a marker of privilege.

The Startup Success Formula - Luck, Wealth, and Rule-Breaking

This article explores how practical experience can outweigh formal education in today's job market, especially in the tech industry. It discusses the challenges faced by skilled professionals without degrees in an evolving landscape marked by layoffs and AI resume filtering.

The Value of a Degree in Employer Markets

This article explores how AI acts as a performance-enhancing tool for developers, streamlining tasks like boilerplate code, easy problems, and documentation. It compares AI’s impact on experienced developers to the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports, noting that while AI boosts productivity, it doesn't replace skilled developers but may reduce the need for junior roles.

AI - The Performance-Enhancing Drug for Software Developers

This article compares the three pillars of Canadian government to a PID controller, suggesting that an elected senate would lead to resonance.

Should Canada Elect Senators?

A novel approach to factoring large semiprimes.

Factoring Large Semiprimes.

The article explores whether AI could potentially govern better than human leaders by comparing AI decision-making with historical examples of city leadership, examining both the advantages and ethical challenges of AI in governance.

Could AI Govern?

This article discusses using ChatGPT to help tailor resumes, simply by asking "why shouldn't we hire this person"

ChatGPT as an Adversarial Tool for Job Applications

The article draws an analogy between hiring rejections and error messages in software development, highlighting the frustrations of a non-transparent hiring process and urging companies to provide more constructive feedback.

Hiring rejections - the error messages we can't debug

This article delves into the shared experience of job seekers and those struggling with suicidal thoughts, highlighting how similar words of wisdom can feel hollow in both situations. It discusses the importance of validating despair and offering real, actionable support instead of empty platitudes.

Let's talk about hollow words of wisdom

This article explores the pitfalls of over-relying on metrics and performance indicators, arguing that while measurement is crucial for improvement, an excessive focus on numbers can lead to misleading conclusions and superficial success.

Anything That is Measured, is Measured.

This article discusses the worst codebase I've ever heard of. Certianly the worst I've had the pleasure of building an API on top of.

A Trip into Software Hell.

This article half-seriosuly compares two manifestos, agile, and communism.

The history of all hitherto existing projects is the history of estimation struggles.

This article critiques the common practice of spending only 7-10 seconds on resume reviews, highlighting the flaws in this approach and advocating for a more thorough evaluation to improve hiring outcomes.

The 7-10 Second Resume Review - A Flawed Approach to Hiring

This article explores the best question I've learned to ask when interviewing software engineers.

Tell me about the last time you broke production.

Evan d'Entremont est un leader en technologie

À Propos

Ce texte explore les difficultés liées au travail à distance et aux règles linguistiques strictes au Québec, qui compliquent la vie des travailleurs dans le secteur technologique.

Une réalité frustrante

Les drogues sont-elles moins dangereuses que les vélos?

Rube Goldberg

Ce billet examine l’impact des lois linguistiques du Québec sur les opportunités de travail à distance. Bien qu’elles visent à protéger le français, ces lois compliquent l’accès des professionnels québécois aux emplois à distance et peuvent les forcer à quitter la province. Des solutions sont proposées pour équilibrer préservation culturelle et compétitivité économique.