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I was once asked what my philosophy was by a more senior manager. Didn't give him a good answer. The interaction lead me to think about what I was doing as a manager. Over time I'v…

Is there anything out there close to what you're describing?

Anything specific you want to accomplish for maximum team impact? For example, are there metrics you're trying to hit, or are you trying to ship as many projects on time?

how have you used it?

I've gotten varied responses from not micromanaging to nobody's intentionally trying to do a bad job. What's your take on this?

I'm really curious how everyone determines when is the right time to upgrade Rails versions. How do you determine when is the right time to pull the trigger for a major upgrade? Li…

Wish I had taken better care of my eyes.

I have many articles written on software management. They document my journey as a new engineering manager. I also write down what my other friends deal with as managers/tech leads…

If you like wine, I highly recommend going here with a small group: http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-wine-room-palo-alto

I've looked over hundreds of resumes and it's never hurt the candidate for submitting 1 or 2 pages. If it takes the applicant 2 pages to convince me they're worth the time to talk …

Maybe try https://www.statuspage.io/ ?

Right now, I think it's best you stay and try to turn things around. I don't think I can give you more concrete advice just based on your description so far. I lead a team of engin…

How about taking a look at Rust? Might be a good alternative to learning C/C++.

spent way too much time on medievia

I've been using self-hosted Redmine for over 4 years. https://www.digitalocean.com/features/one-click-apps/redmine...

also betrayal at krondor

space empires 3! my favorite indie 4x game

Do you have to physically be in the office? Would it work if you were in the library or a coffee shop 5 minutes away?

Two things that really helped: 1) I signed up for gym classes with a limited (13) number of sessions per month. This forces me to go 13 times a month. If I don't go, I'll be wastin…

For all managers, how many people are reporting to you? And at what number do you feel like it gets overwhelming? What have you tried to keep your organization running smoothly?

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I look up the USD/yen exchange rate almost every day. Right now it's 119.96. How about everyone? What do you track? Doesn't have to be work related!

What problems have you ran into managing software projects? Seems like what you're doing is good enough. You described your workflow already. I've never managed to get agile/scrum/…

Always easier to start as an individual. I managed to retrain myself over the years from being a cowboy coder. Since I'm one of the lead developers, I just started practicing what …