--- title: Best David Heinemeier Hansson posts — September 2025 description: The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from September 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/09 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/09 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best David Heinemeier Hansson posts — September 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from September 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of David Heinemeier Hansson — September 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-great-falls-of-boeing-intel-and-apple-tllygyzvv "The great falls of Boeing, Intel, and Apple") Article David Heinemeier Hansson · 51w The great falls of Boeing, Intel, and Apple A critical analysis of how major tech companies like Boeing, Intel, and Apple have declined after appointing CEOs without engineering or product backgrounds. The author argues that it takes approximately ten years for company culture to deteriorate under non-technical leadership, citing specific examples of failed products and strategic missteps at each company. The piece advocates for technical leaders who understand the products they oversee rather than purely business-focused executives. 220 27 [See all David Heinemeier Hansson archives](/sources/dhh/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/09#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/09","name":"Best David Heinemeier Hansson Posts — September 2025","description":"The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from September 2025, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/09#items","numberOfItems":1,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-great-falls-of-boeing-intel-and-apple-tllygyzvv","name":"The great falls of Boeing, Intel, and Apple"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"David Heinemeier Hansson","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"September 2025"}]}]} ```