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Anastasija Kovacevic

Anastasija is the Editor at LeadDev.

Anastasija is the Editor at LeadDev. She works closely with LeadDev’s contributors to make their written content sing, whether that be articles for publication or talk descriptions for speakers. 

How to successfully lead your team through a downturn

Navigating the challenges of going from a boom time to a downturn is demanding, especially if this is your first time as a manager experiencing this sort of environment.

Is agile still the way forward?

Don’t fix what’s not broken, as the age-old adage goes. Agile has been around for a long time, but is it the most reliable process that managers can turn to during these volatile times?

How OpenAI fought off security threats and GPU shortages to scale ChatGPT

The rapid rise of ChatGPT exposed OpenAI to a myriad of scaling issues and security threats, leading to some unique mitigation approaches.

Why management debt is a company-wide issue

Technical debt has a cousin and it’s more harmful to your organization than you realize.

A reality check on generative AI

How to implement AI into your developer workflows with realistic expectations.

Driving efficiency with lean engineering teams

How to drive pace and build highly effective engineering teams when you can't expand the headcount.

Tech is changing, engineering management is not

Engineering managers are being tasked with navigating a totally different industry landscape, but VP of engineering at the New York Times, David Yee, says “Your job actually does not change.”

Putting your power into practice as a Staff+ engineer

Matthew Hawthorne discusses how his talk at LeadDev West Coast in October will help Staff+ engineers use their unique standing more effectively.

Cost savings don’t have to impact code quality

Ahead of his talk at LeadDev West Coast in October, Plaid’s Mark Robinson discusses cloud costs and how they could be the ticket to both dollar value and improved code quality.

Demystifying the VP of engineering role

Ahead of her talk at LeadingEng West Coast in October, Honeycomb’s Emily Nakashima demystifies the vice president of engineering role.