NeverFriday
JUNE 18, 2013
Some notes from the Effective Technical Leadership talk given by David Byttow. Attributes of an effective technical lead. Review code in detail and provide useful feedback. Knowledge: “A strong tech lead’s knowledge is broad and deep…A tech lead should be a master of several technologies.”
Strategic Tech
MARCH 16, 2021
There are a few qualities that differentiate average from high performing software engineering organisations. I believe that attitude towards the design of code and architecture is one of them. Martin Fowler argues that internal quality of a software system enables new features and improvements to be delivered more sustainably.
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Apiumhub
JUNE 16, 2021
The transition to tech leadership is a huge challenge. Technical leadership is different. Leading a technical team demands more than just management skills, but also technical prowess, and the ability to navigate the tech world. Mantle and Ron Lichty propose to make programmers and software teams manageable.
Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts
JANUARY 10, 2020
On this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Amitai Schleier, discuss a new project Amitai is working on regarding reviving an old, but useful, open-source program called qmail. Amitai decided to revive this old C code. @7:16. Collaboration depends on the properties of the code being worked on. @16:51.
CircleCI
APRIL 29, 2020
It is a mix of hands-on coding, technical leadership and decision making, process and project management, product oversight, people management, finding and hiring talent … the list goes on. But ultimately, the control I had over my domain was limited due to organizational issues – which led me to leave the company.
Marv's Smart Future
MAY 21, 2018
Speed to Capability – In the world of commercial IT procurement or development projects, acquisition timelines average 70%-80% less than similar DoD program timelines. To turn this around “speed to capability” should be the primary program metric, with cost, performance, and schedule as secondary metrics.
LeanEssays
JULY 16, 2015
In the First Round Review article I'm Sorry, But Agile Won't Fix Your Products , Adam Pisoni, co-founder and former CTO of Yammer, contends that “While SCRUM did manage to rein in impulsive managers, it ended up being used more to exert tighter control over engineers’ work.” Yes, this means writing a lot more code.
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