My former boss did not have Skype or any similar software installed on his PC. He did not use instant messaging or chat. E-mails were enough for most communications – on the other hand, if he needed something urgent, he’d call you up on your phone or talk to you face to face. I admired…
Tag: leading software engineering teams
Why “Coder’s Rush” Is A Thing
Recently, I finally got a chance to sit down and relearn to code. It’s been a goal of mine for a while, going back to the holiday break last December, but that unfortunately didn’t happen then. When the quarantine started, I made it a goal again. Well, I finally started getting into it in the…
Can Data Replace Intuition?
I’ve recently been listening to an audiobook called “Blitzscaling” by LinkedIn founder and Paypal executive Reid Hoffman. (Stay tuned for my review of this book later on.) One of the chapters of the book covers “key transitions” you need to make as a company as you start to scale. One of the key transitions discussed…
Five Lessons I’ve Learned About Managing Remote Teams
In light of the recent coronavirus outbreaks, more and more companies are seriously considering setting up work-from-home arrangements for their employees. Even further, many are considering going fully remote, at least for the time being. I’ve had the privilege of managing both on-site and remote teams at Synacy. We’re quite fortunate to already have the…
Can We Measure Software Developer Productivity?
Short answer: I don’t know. Before you move on though, I’d like to say that “I don’t know” here means that I know from personal experience that trying to measure a software developer’s productivity rarely (or never) ends well. However, I also acknowledge that, historically, there have been valiant efforts that worked to some extent,…
The Endless Tension Between “Possible” and “Necessary”
Making schedules is boring. Making roadmaps, just a little bit more exciting (extra points for being actually a part of “making something”, as opposed to just predicting how “making something” happens). In management, however, there’s a huge sense of fulfillment when you’re able to elevate these into an artform. I came across this great article…