<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>dev-drill Blog</title><description>Engineering judgment, system design, and the skills that make senior engineers effective.</description><link>https://dev-drill.com/</link><item><title>System Design Exercises That Actually Prepare You</title><link>https://dev-drill.com/blog/system-design-exercises-that-actually-prepare-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dev-drill.com/blog/system-design-exercises-that-actually-prepare-you/</guid><description>Move beyond memorizing architecture diagrams. Practice system design with interactive exercises that build real reasoning skills for engineering interviews and on-the-job decisions.</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Code Review Is the Best Way to Learn Engineering Judgment</title><link>https://dev-drill.com/blog/why-code-review-is-the-best-way-to-learn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dev-drill.com/blog/why-code-review-is-the-best-way-to-learn/</guid><description>Code review isn&apos;t just a quality gate — it&apos;s the fastest path to developing engineering judgment. Learn why reviewing code builds skills that writing code alone can&apos;t.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Tradeoff Matrix: A Framework for Better Backend Decisions</title><link>https://dev-drill.com/blog/tradeoff-matrix-for-backend-engineers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dev-drill.com/blog/tradeoff-matrix-for-backend-engineers/</guid><description>Every backend decision involves tradeoffs. Learn how to systematically evaluate caching, consistency, scaling, and database choices using a structured tradeoff matrix approach.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>