Software Lead Weekly
Issue #181, 13th May 2016
This Week's Favorite
Lean Back to Look Forward
4 minutes read.
Great post by Netanel Lev. Figuring out a way to make sure your day starts on the right vibe, focusing on the long-term by shifting your mental mode, can be key to your leadership abilities: "The purpose of the experiment was to see if this method will change my work habits. I wanted to see if it can help me better control my day-to-day and most importantly help me improve my “thinking process”."
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4 minutes read.
Great post by Netanel Lev. Figuring out a way to make sure your day starts on the right vibe, focusing on the long-term by shifting your mental mode, can be key to your leadership abilities: "The purpose of the experiment was to see if this method will change my work habits. I wanted to see if it can help me better control my day-to-day and most importantly help me improve my “thinking process”."
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Culture
This "50 Nerds of Grey" Is Even Better Than the Original
1 minutes read.
My humble effort to help you start the weekend with a smile on your face.
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1 minutes read.
My humble effort to help you start the weekend with a smile on your face.
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The Minimalist Programmer
4 minutes read.
This observation is so powerful, and something we should aim for in our products and businesses: "I want my projects focused, and tidy. I want every line of code to be able to justify its existence, and work multiple jobs, too. I want the square footage to be as small as possible, without being cramped."
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4 minutes read.
This observation is so powerful, and something we should aim for in our products and businesses: "I want my projects focused, and tidy. I want every line of code to be able to justify its existence, and work multiple jobs, too. I want the square footage to be as small as possible, without being cramped."
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How Should Deadlines Be Used in Software Engineering?
5 minutes read.
"Deadlines shouldn’t be set to force humans to do inhuman amounts of work. They should be used to set expectations externally and enable a sense of predictability for planning." -- Great post by Ryan Spraetz (Product at Keen IO) on using deadlines effectively. Deadlines are part of every Organization's API, so it's a skill worth mastering.
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5 minutes read.
"Deadlines shouldn’t be set to force humans to do inhuman amounts of work. They should be used to set expectations externally and enable a sense of predictability for planning." -- Great post by Ryan Spraetz (Product at Keen IO) on using deadlines effectively. Deadlines are part of every Organization's API, so it's a skill worth mastering.
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When Product Culture Is Rotten: Can You Change Your Company's Culture?
4 minutes read.
“I liked everything you said, but what do you do if you’re at a company where product quality isn’t valued? How can I convince my CEO to care?” -- a question I get often when talking about subjects such as engineering culture (just replace product quality with architecture/technical-deb/tests etc.). Ken's reply, I'm afraid, is spot on. Also worth reading his recommended resources at the bottom of the post.
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4 minutes read.
“I liked everything you said, but what do you do if you’re at a company where product quality isn’t valued? How can I convince my CEO to care?” -- a question I get often when talking about subjects such as engineering culture (just replace product quality with architecture/technical-deb/tests etc.). Ken's reply, I'm afraid, is spot on. Also worth reading his recommended resources at the bottom of the post.
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Peopleware
Questions to Ask Your Interviewer
5 minutes read.
Every experienced candidate will interview you and your company just as much as you're interviewing them. If you're in the interviewee, looking to better understand if there is a strong fit here, you'd appreciate these questions by Randall Koutnik. I'm thinking to write a blog post answering these questions for the company I'm currently working for (Forter), so it would be transparent for future potential candidates.
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5 minutes read.
Every experienced candidate will interview you and your company just as much as you're interviewing them. If you're in the interviewee, looking to better understand if there is a strong fit here, you'd appreciate these questions by Randall Koutnik. I'm thinking to write a blog post answering these questions for the company I'm currently working for (Forter), so it would be transparent for future potential candidates.
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Intuition Busters (Video)
49 minutes read.
Ignore the minor audio glitches and enjoy this talk by Ronny Kohavi. If you enjoy math and riddles, and want to test your intuition, I highly recommend this one.
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49 minutes read.
Ignore the minor audio glitches and enjoy this talk by Ronny Kohavi. If you enjoy math and riddles, and want to test your intuition, I highly recommend this one.
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Ask HN: If You Restarted Your Career, What Would You Do Differently?
8 minutes read.
"Don't ever stop coding, even for a fancy title like program manager... Writing software is very high leverage, and more meaningful than writing a lot of emails." -- wonderful thread on Hacker News that I thought you'd enjoy. Worth sharing with your teammates, as you can learn how to fix some of the problems you might have without losing them.
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8 minutes read.
"Don't ever stop coding, even for a fancy title like program manager... Writing software is very high leverage, and more meaningful than writing a lot of emails." -- wonderful thread on Hacker News that I thought you'd enjoy. Worth sharing with your teammates, as you can learn how to fix some of the problems you might have without losing them.
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Inspiring Tweets
@sama: What's the most important non-obvious skill for success? The ability to keep believing in your own ideas when others say they're dumb
- Oren
P.S. Can you share this email? I'd love for more people to experiment and improve their company's culture.
P.S. Can you share this email? I'd love for more people to experiment and improve their company's culture.