• @[email protected]
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    41 year ago

    This article and many others are part of the awesome-cto list. If you’re not already aware of it, I’d recommend poking through and reading the ones that stand out to you. My manager started a “book club” with the managers that report to him and this has been serving as a source of interesting discussion each month.

    I switched from develoment to management (of the same team) just under 5 years ago now. Early on, I made the mistake of trying to still participate in some of the work, but I quickly abandoned that when it was obvious I was just getting in the way. My methods for staying sharp have adapted over the years. I don’t really think full pendulum swings are necessary to stay effective.

    • jeff 👨‍💻M
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      21 year ago

      Oh wow, that’s a great list, thanks for sharing! I’m going to shamelessly borrow that and and it to the community sidebar.

  • mesamune
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    21 year ago

    Excellent article. I’m moving back to IC instead of managing (laid off all 900 people at my last job) and it’s such a nessessary switch to learn the day to day again.

  • Clangbang
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    11 year ago

    Great insight! I find myself in a similar growth trajectory as an engineer (but not software), and have been considering moving in to management. That move feels like the necessary path if I want to grow my salary and continue to drive change, but I’ve been lamenting the potential loss of the focus on the technical side. Considering a back and forth approach (manager back to engineer and repeat) is an interesting take I had not actually considered.