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James Stanier

Brighton, England
As seen in: The Engineering Manager, Medium, OneZero, The Startup, Harvard Business Review, Substack, InfoQ, Lexology, Mondaq, Gowling WLG, LeadDev and
Dad. CTO. Compilers Ph.D. Wrote some books. I post when I write something.

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One-way and two-way doors

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By James Stanier
| The Engineering Manager
A little over a year ago, I wrote an article called Going direct. This reflected a cultural change in management style that had happened over the last few years, where everyone should be encouraged to communicate openly to anybody and everybody without passing messages through the management chain.
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Cheap AI tokens are running out

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By James Stanier
| LeadDev's PriorityZero
You have 1 article left to read this month before you need to register a free LeadDev.com account. Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Key takeaways: Your per-seat AI plan is a subsidy that may end. Per-token rates cost roughly ten times more. Make token usage visible before a bill forces the conversation and never rank engineers by tokens. Match the model and effort level to the task. Teams that do will adapt faster to metered pricing.
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ESG Daily , LAW FIRM PERSPECTIVES—UK: What makes nature markets work? , (Oct 26, 2026)

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By Ben Stansfield, James Stanier
| VitalLaw
By Ben Stansfield and James Stanier of Gowling WLG Nature markets are becoming an increasing area of interest as businesses look to manage nature-related risks, strengthen resilience and create long-term value.
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