How I take work notes as a developer : Juha-Matti Santala
I’m kind of a notes geek and wanted to share what kind of notes I keep and why when I work in software development.| Juha-Matti Santala - Community Builder. Dreamer. Adventurer.
I’m kind of a notes geek and wanted to share what kind of notes I keep and why when I work in software development.| Juha-Matti Santala - Community Builder. Dreamer. Adventurer.
Strong writing culture transforms merely competent software teams into elite ones; those proverbial 10x product builders. Although creating high-leverage writing culture requries mindful effort, it is not rocket science and one can start small. So... why, when, and how to do it? Personal opinions ahead. Take what is useful, discard the rest.| www.evalapply.org
Reflecting on my daily system.| theengineeringmanager.substack.com
My Nice Words file is where I put every kind remark my colleagues and clients have made about me or my work.| Atomic Spin
My daily system for gathering and processing information has evolved. I now work through a gather-decide-execute loop using Logseq.| The Engineering Manager
Managers can delegate too much and lose control of their orgs and their output. Being in the details can be fun, empowering and impactful.| The Engineering Manager
Review season is approaching, as it always is. Peer reviews, self reviews, upward reviews, quarterly reviews, and yearly reviews, need to be written, read, and relayed. For some, this is a much-appreciated time to celebrate your co-workers, give constructive feedback, learn how you can grow yourself, and (hopefully) get confirmation that overall you’re doing a good job. For many, it’s a time of endless feedback-writing, filling out form after form with the same couple of prompts, trying t...| thesquareplanet.com
I’m onboarding new engineers at Vori, and finally took some time to write a few ideas I’ve been kicking around and sharing internally. I have personally found these practices helpful over the past few years, and think others might, as well. This isn’t applicable to only junior engineers, or new hires (despite the title). I didn’t learn some of these lessons until I was eight years into my career as a tech lead at edX, or a couple years later at Stripe.| Clinton Blackburn
My exact process for achieving my goals and getting sh*t done| read.highgrowthengineer.com
The Kool-Aid Factory brings organizations together to do their best work.| The Kool Aid Factory
About a year ago I started sending public weekly updates to a relevant public (within the company) mailing list. I’ve found the practice useful enough to write a few works on the how and why. This practice is sometimes called a 5-15 report reflecting the goal of spending fifteen minutes a week writing a report that can be read in five minutes.| lethain.com
Things your manager might not know| Julia Evans
Imagine you're due for a big promotion or a raise, when suddenly you get a new manager. Will you still get that promotion? It's your career, so it should be in your control no matter who your manager is.| CJ Cenizal
