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Anything But Tech Debt

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must improve the maintainability and readability of the codebase for future travels, and 3. must save enough future time or pain, in a reasonable enough payback period (see above), to have been worth the opportunity cost. Interested in reading more about engineering management? Read my article on Becoming a VP of Engineering.

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On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 2: Doing the Job

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Charity once said an off-hand sentence that became a mantra for my transition into the VP of Engineering role: “Directors run the company.” Being a good VP requires not getting lost in the weeds and risking losing sight of the bigger picture, even when it feels like there is a tantalizing opportunity for fast impact.