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> Build a functional test system, and write a big suite of tests which ensure preservation of behavior. Make it easy to run and see the results. Keep it to you
by peteradio 4y ago
> Build a functional test system, and write a big suite of tests which ensure preservation of behavior. Make it easy to run and see the results.
Keep it to yourself and don't let anyone know why you are so effective.
Demand a raise early once you are sure of your value.
Edit: why not? Clearly this is a huge value that would be wholly unappreciated without leveraging it yourself.
- bckr 4y agoOP is leading a team, not hiding in a churning out code. The "secret superpower" strategy doesn't work here.
- peteradio 4y agoWhere does OP say they are team lead? They sound like a junior.
- bckr 4y ago> I have to find a strategy to fix this development team Clearly responsible for team outcomes > without managing them directly Not a people manager. Most likely a tech lead or a technical project manager
- peteradio 4y agoSounds like something they'd explicitly mention. I took it to mean they were a young gun go-getter.