Dates covered: April 23-29, 2018 (week 17 of 52)
Career
- Thriving in the Gig Economy (you need a place, routines, purpose, and connections with people) (via Harvard Business Review)
- Four Years in Professional Software Development (via The Software Mentor)
- How to think like a programmer — lessons in problem solving (via The Software Mentor)
- Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their productivity (via The Software Mentor)
- Building a Growth Framework (via Software Lead Weekly)
Culture
- The latest trend for tech interviews: Days of unpaid homework (via The Software Mentor)
- Open source isn’t the community you think it is (via The Software Mentor)
- How to Develop Empathy for Someone Who Annoys You (reflect, stay calm, be curious, be kind) (via Harvard Business Review)
Communication
- The science of being there: Why face-to-face meetings are so important (via Steve Stamm)
- Blogging as a Developer (via Software Lead Weekly)
- Master the Art of Influence — Persuasion as a Skill and Habit (via Software Lead Weekly)
Leadership
Process
- Why Scrum is the Wrong Way to Build Software (via The Software Mentor)
- More and More Jobs Today Require a License. That’s Good for Some Workers, but Not Always for Consumers (via Harvard Business Review)
- The Shortest Path Is the Scariest (via Software Lead Weekly)
- How to Create Momentum on Day Zero (via Software Lead Weekly)