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How to become a software engineering manager

How to become a software engineering manager

Introduction Taking responsibility for the well-being of another human being is a serious responsibility, and that is what software engineering managers are expected to do. The people whose careers you have to look after have other people they have to look after as well. The decisions you make as a people manager will have a potential ripple effect on others you don’t directly manage. Traditionally, and to an extent professionally, that is not how we think about employees. Personal matters…

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A top tip for new Software Engineers

A top tip for new Software Engineers

Every time you start a new job there is newfound energy that comes with the new territory. You feel rejuvenated and ready to learn. This is a powerful force and when used correctly can speed up learning in your new environment as a software engineer extremely fast. Typically, you enter a new working environment with less bias about what you prefer to work on. This bias slowly accumulates over time and will eventually result in a preference. I can write…

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How to empower teams to better support software systems?

How to empower teams to better support software systems?

Creating new systems from scratch is so much fun. I love it when you can dream up a project. I have a candy shop full of technologies I can choose from. It is fun creating all those shapes and connecting the lines when laying out the architecture of the system. The highlight for me is when the development starts. Not so much fun but necessary is setting up the CI/CD pipelines, and then that magical moment when you promote the…

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