What Is The True Cost Of Cognitive Load In Software Engineering?

This piece dives into how mental effort and context-switching sap your team’s productivity, crank up stress, and introduce bugs. You’ll uncover why teamwork, clear problem-solving rituals, and smart design choices are key to lowering cognitive load and boosting overall engineering performance.

Plus, there’s a free “Flow by Design: CI/CD” course by Manuel Pais (co-author of Team Topologies) to help tech leads, platform engineers, DevOps teams, and managers ship faster without burnout. You also get free access (and 20% off!) on Brilliant, along with extra perks—think social links, merch discounts, Patreon goodies, and Dave Farley’s must-read books.

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