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by ochronus 5y ago
Agreed, experience in the field is a must. But do they need to keep coding, especially in the company? No, I think that's an anti-pattern. They should be busy with getting the business and the tech aligned, shaping culture, shaping hir
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by ochronus 5y ago
Past experience is crucial and tech leaders/managers need to keep up with what's happening in the world. Do they still need to code professionally in the same company? Nope. Actually, clinging to coding as a source of a sense of a
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by ochronus 5y ago
There's a LOT more than the tech side to a technical interview... in fact, I barely see folks fail the classically technical part, but rather because of things like jumping too early to solutions, not asking clarifying questions, can&#
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Golden Rules of Team Leadership(leadership.garden)
4 points by ochronus 5y ago|0 comments
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Golden Rules of Team Leadership(leadership.garden)
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Acing Your Technical Interview – A Hiring Manager’s Guide(leadership.garden)
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by ochronus 5y ago
Also, don't get me wrong, I struggle a LOT with figuring out that overlap/cross-section I talked about... and I fck things up probably many times. I do care (a lot!) though for my engineers' needs and interests! Both because
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by ochronus 5y ago
I understand this is your experience and I think it sucks big time. It shouldn't be like this at all. Yet, this doesn't mean it's like that at all places with all managers.
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by ochronus 5y ago
Usually you have a tons of directions you can grow as an engineer. Some examples: you can become a subject matter expert in one stack, you can get good at multiple stacks, you can do public speaking, blogging, open source contributions, you
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by ochronus 5y ago
I'm sorry it's like that at your place :( I have a different experience, thankfully - both when I was an engineer and now as a manager. A good manager (in a company with the right culture) can help you streamline your efforts. In
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by ochronus 5y ago
Their career aspirations and what they need from their managers for that.
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by ochronus 5y ago
I don't think it's hated. Tons of node lovers out there :)
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by ochronus 5y ago
Beautifully written - I don't necessarily mean the content, but the quality of writing. Have you tried writing more serious things (I mean more than blog posts)?
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Typical Product Development Fallacies(leadership.garden)
2 points by ochronus 5y ago|0 comments
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by ochronus 5y ago
That's a very good point, depending on _your_ definition of a hero :)
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by ochronus 5y ago
We all have our own experiences, I guess. All I write about is mine and of people I talk to. I wonder what you think pays my salary. I wonder what propaganda you mean.
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by ochronus 5y ago
My interpretation of the hero is slightly different, nonetheless, shameless plug: "Hero engineers can be deadly to team culture, it's time to retire those capes." https://leadership.garden/articles/kill-
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Stop Changing, Start Experimenting(leadership.garden)
1 points by ochronus 5y ago|0 comments
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Tips on Prioritizing Tech Debt in a Healthy Way(leadership.garden)
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Common Mistakes of New Engineering Managers(leadership.garden)
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by ochronus 5y ago
Click-bait with no meaningful content.
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by ochronus 5y ago
Welcome to the otter side
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by ochronus 5y ago
https://search.asynchronousexchange.com/search?q=tank%20man&...
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by ochronus 5y ago
Nice job, thanks for creating this!
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by ochronus 5y ago
It depends on NodeJS instead.
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by ochronus 5y ago
Shameless plug: https://leadership.garden/articles/the-basics-of-one-on-ones...
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by ochronus 6y ago
Nice! Congrats, looks amazing
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by ochronus 6y ago
Well, that’s how we do it. Senior devs make arch level decisions (how could you expect ownership otherwise?). It’s also not made over others’ heads but by involving them in the discussion, hearing their input.
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by ochronus 6y ago
Thanks for bringing this up! This is all definitely true for way too many companies :/ One of the questions I ask when I think about switching companies as an engineering manager is: "How will you know if I'm doing a sh*tty j
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by ochronus 6y ago
+1 Author here: the other thing is (at least for me) that it becomes really hard to leave my team after a while because they just grow on me. I feel responsible for their wellbeing and want to make sure they are set up for success. When I

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