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Weekly Recap
STRESSED as a New Engineering Manager - But There's a Catch!
From the experienced devs subreddit, the author wrote to ask about stress levels as a new software engineering manager. Without much autonomy and a lack of business alignment, things are pretty rough.
BUT... what's the catch in this scenario? Let's find out!
Build, Buy, or Open Source?! The Software Engineering Challenge [360 Video]
A viewer wrote in to ask about when to take a dependency on something vs building it. This is a very common thing to navigate in software engineering so... let's discuss!
My Career is OVER? How To Switch Roles For Programming Languages
From the experienced devs subreddit, the author wrote to ask about what switching roles looks like if you're picking up a new language. Do you need to start all the way back at junior?
Let's discuss.
All About Vibe Coding - Engineering Manager AMA
It's all the rage these days and everyone from your hair stylist to your fish groomer is talking about it... Vibe coding!
What the heck is it? Who is it good for? Are the vibes immaculate? Let's find out.
As with all livestreams, I'm looking forward to answering YOUR questions! So join me live and ask in the chat, or you can comment now and I can try to get it answered while I stream.
ACTUALLY Useful Beginner Projects: QA to Software Developer
A viewer wrote in to ask about transitioning from a QA to a developer role and wanted feedback on working on more complex projects. How does one start to advance in the projects they're building and learn skills that are ACTUALLY useful to be a software developer?
Let's find out!
No Support System, No Promotion: A Candid Reflection
After nearly 15 years in the software industry, you can count how many times I've received a promotion on zero fingers! Unfortunately, that's not a typo either.
Here's an honest reflection on growth opportunities I need to focus on as a software engineering manager.
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