Ask HN: As an engineering leader, what resources do you follow to stay updated?

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Post by JayeshSidhwani » Sun, Jul 05, 2020, 11:30 AM UTC

If you are an engineering leader, what resources (blogs, books, conferences.. etc) do you follow to stay updated with the latest happening in your industry.

The technology landscape is changing rapidly across the technology adoption (devops, security, etc.), people management (all-remote-is-a-reality!); how do you remain on top of your game?

Re: Ask HN: As an engineering leader, what resources do you follow to stay updated?

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Post by rocketpastsix » Sun, Jul 05, 2020, 1:33 PM UTC

the Rands Leadership Slack has been instrumental for me.

https://randsinrepose.com/welcome-to-rands-leadership-slack/

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Post by cruano » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 12:42 AM UTC

Software Engineering Daily podcast

https://softwareengineeringdaily.com

Re: Ask HN: As an engineering leader, what resources do you follow to stay updated?

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Post by zoenolan » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 8:08 AM UTC

Newsletters http://levelup.thekua.com/ https://softwareleadweekly.com/ http://www.techmanagerweekly.com/ https://wherewithall.com/

Blogs https://randsinrepose.com/ https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/ https://www.theengineeringmanager.com/ https://www.askamanager.org/ https://increment.com/ https://devtomanager.com/

Conference https://theleaddeveloper.com/

Other Resources http://lenareinhard.com/engineering-management-reads/ https://github.com/LappleApple/awesome-leading-and-managing

Previously: Best book / resources on leadership, especially for tech teams? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21712194

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Post by giantg2 » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 12:25 PM UTC

Most managers I've seen don't do anything to stay up to date. Many don't even have an engineering background. They rely on their trusted tech lead's opinion.