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How Good Developers Become Good Engineering Managers

DevOps.com

Being a good engineering manager means that, to some degree, you have a natural affinity for the work involved. But simply having the skills doesn’t mean you’ll enjoy being an engineering manager. And if you’re a good developer, you likely already have some of those innate skills and attributes.

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Why did file sharing drive so much startup innovation?

TechCrunch

Expensify founder and CEO David] Barrett, a self-proclaimed alpha geek and lifelong software engineer, was actually Red Swoosh’s last engineering manager, hired after the failure of his first project, iGlance.com , a P2P push-to-talk program that couldn’t compete against Skype. Note some of the similarities here.

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Meta invests in Take App, a Singaporean startup that helps merchants sell via WhatsApp

TechCrunch

At its core, Take App serves as an easy way for those with little technical know-how to set up a simple website to facilitate online orders, replete with a shopping cart, payments, and a direct connection to WhatsApp for managing and tracking the final order.

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How to hire great engineers when you don’t have any technical expertise

TechCrunch

Let’s skip the basics like getting an introduction through your network or running engaging LinkedIn and StackOverflow ads. I have identified a few startup-specific tactics that you can apply immediately even if you do not have a technical background. Engagement. You need to earn the attention of good candidates. Assessment.

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Three Salesforce AI pioneers launch Faros AI to bring order to engineering operations

TechCrunch

They wanted to make it easier for engineering management to look at data and figure out things like how long it will take from the point a developer finishes coding until that updated code lands in production in front of customers. The startup has 20 employees and expects to double that by the end of this year.

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Fintech Roundup: Better.com workers leaving in ‘droves’ in wake of CEO Vishal Garg’s return

TechCrunch

For example, engineering managers were said to have had an AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Garg and only in-person workers were allowed to attend. A broad ecosystem of technology pioneers, payments networks, issuers, and acquirers are developing a softPOS solution that extends beyond any company’s walled garden.

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16 best entry-level IT certifications to launch your career

CIO

The new CCNA validates your skills and knowledge with network fundamentals, network access, IP connectivity, IP services, security fundamentals, and automation and programmability. It’s targeted at field support engineers working with Cisco data center system devices and software. before you can pass the exam.

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