Why “PMS” is being discussed
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“Traditionally, a lot of these decisions flow through engineering managers, PMs, and designers. That becomes increasingly difficult as engineers get faster. How do you organize…
by iforgotmypasswo · Oct 31, 2026
> notoriously complicated for engineers That is such bs. I’ve known just as many pms incapable of human connection. And scrummasters. And project managers. And every other “need…
by 28304283409234 · Oct 30, 2026
Funny you should say this… there another post on HN about engineers using AI are going to make PMs redundant!
by youngtaff · Oct 30, 2026
I think that's the point. Product only people who didn't build significant engineering understanding aren't going to be replacing anybody and are now at serious risk. Engineerin…
by baconner · Oct 30, 2026
Other this PMs do is apply judgement and make trade offs… current generation of LLMs sin’t going to do that
by youngtaff · Oct 30, 2026
It is common, and you can resist (risking your salary), going deeper (hardening engineering skills) or wider (doing product, analytical, etc. work). I believe that an engineer w…
by soontimes · Oct 30, 2026
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Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a disruptive set of emotional and physical symptoms that regularly occur in the one to two weeks before the start of each menstrual period. Symptoms resolve around the time menstrual bleeding begins. Symptoms vary, though commonly include one or more physical, emotional, or behavioral symptoms, that resolve with menses. The range of symptoms is wide, and most commonly are breast tenderness, bloating, headache, mood swings, depression, anxiety, anger, and irritability. To be diagnosed as PMS, rather than a normal discomfort of the menstrual cycle, these symptoms must interfere with daily living, during two menstrual cycles of prospective recording. PMS-related symptoms are often present for about six days. An individual's pattern of symptoms may change over time. PMS does not produce symptoms during pregnancy or following menopause. Read more on Wikipedia