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Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager
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Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

by Dr. James Stanier
May 2020
Beginner to intermediate
396 pages
10h 22m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Creating a Snapshot

If you’re coming from a programming background, then you may be familiar with the concept of snapshots: they’re the state of a system at a given time. They are often used to allow a program to quickly restore from backup.

Since you’re a management application that has just been deployed into production, you’re going to need to restore from backup. But—oh no!—there isn’t a backup to restore from. So you’re going to need to create one. You’re going to create a snapshot for yourself. This snapshot will be the basis on which you will begin your work with the team.

With time, you’ll be able to form your own independent view of your team. You’ll know how they are performing, the direction of their work in the future, and the individuals ...

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