Thanks for sharing. Pairing with an engineer for an environment setup could be really helpful. It’s a great way to learn and spot areas for improvement. Definitely give it a try!
I agree, Suresh! Engineering Managers need to be technical. That doesn't mean having to code regularly, but staying technically relevant. And there are many ways to do so, as we usually write about it, including reading technical books and newsletters.
Great suggestion about reading technical material. For front line managers, they should do a bit more than that. Do whatever your circumstances allow and expand.
Thanks for sharing. Pairing with an engineer for an environment setup could be really helpful. It’s a great way to learn and spot areas for improvement. Definitely give it a try!
I agree, Suresh! Engineering Managers need to be technical. That doesn't mean having to code regularly, but staying technically relevant. And there are many ways to do so, as we usually write about it, including reading technical books and newsletters.
Great suggestion about reading technical material. For front line managers, they should do a bit more than that. Do whatever your circumstances allow and expand.
Can you please expand on what technical books and newsletters EM should focus on ?
The books and newsletters you could read depends on what space you manage. I work in the platform engineering and devops space so my favorites are:
Accelerate
Building Microservices
Continuous Delivery
I realized, they form A-B-C in that order. Haha.
For newsletters, youtube, I spent some time on any system design topics.
I hope that helps!