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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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Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Warren Buffett

Chapter 16The Modern Workplace

Sarah—the CEO—starts walking toward your desk looking flustered and stressed.

“How’s the board meeting going?” you ask.

“Fine. I’m going to be showing the board around our office in a moment. I need you all to be busy working hard. Some of you should get some code up on your screens. A couple of you should get in front of a whiteboard and work on a problem.”

“Huh? What sort of problem?” asks Tara.

“Just anything. Draw a diagram of some of the platform. Point to it. Ask questions about it.”

“What?”

“Just do it! We need to give them a good impression.” Sarah spots something across the room. “Wait, what are you doing?” ...

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