Soft Skills Engineering

By Jamison Dance and Dave Smith

It takes more than great code to be a great engineer. Soft Skills Engineering is a weekly advice podcast for software developers about the non-technical stuff that goes into being a great software dev... more

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How many episodes does Soft Skills Engineering have?

The podcast currently has 505 episodes available.

Soft Skills Engineering episodes:

September 19, 2017Episode 75: Self-Promotion For Wallflowers and Moving in a Year
This week Jamison and Dave answer these questions:
What are some good ways for people who aren’t good at self-promotion to promote themselves?

I’m moving to Europe in a year. How much notice should I give my company that I’m leaving?
Way back in episode 26 we talked a little bit about self-promotion as well.
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35min
September 11, 2017Episode 74: Switching Languages Without A Pay Cut and A Missed Negotiation
Jamison and Dave will be at the UtahJS Conference on September 18th. See conf.utahjs.com for more info and to buy tickets. Come say hi!
This week Jamison and Dave answer these questions:
Do I need to take a pay cut when switching languages?

I was promoted at work but didn’t get a raise or a title change. What do I do?
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37min
August 31, 2017Episode 73: A Rampant Rewriter and Overexplainers
Jamison and Dave will be at the UtahJS Conference on September 18th. See conf.utahjs.com for more info and to buy tickets. Come say hi!
This week Jamison and Dave answer these questions:
A developer on my team has been rewriting my code under the guise of “code cleanup” without saying anything to me. Is this normal? What should I do?

How do you deal with co-workers who over-explain unimportant issues?
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40min
August 17, 2017Episode 72: The Micromanaging CEO and The Only Developer
Jamison and Dave answer these questions:
My CEO is micromanaging the developers. What do I do?

I’m about to take a job as the only developer at a company. How do I handle working without technical coworkers?
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30min
August 14, 2017Episode 71: Informal Leadership and Dealing With Burnout
Jamison and Dave answer these questions:
I’m sometimes an informal lead on project teams. How do I help the team get stuff done as a peer?

How do I deal with burnout after an extended period of crunch time?
Jamison mentions the blog post by Jamis Buck called To Smile Again where he talks about his experiences with burnout.
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42min
July 28, 2017Episode 70: Appraisal-Driven Development and Meeting Creep
Jamison and Dave answer these questions:
I’m a new team lead with a team member who is very appraisal-driven. How do I deal with them?

Have you ever experienced meeting-creep? What do you do about it?
Jamison mentions the 37 signals blog post on the downsides of group chat.
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33min
July 21, 2017Episode 69: A Know-It-All Lead and Selling Your Boss on Remote Work
Jamison and Dave answer these questions:
My supervisor is a know-it-all who needs to be the smartest person in the room. How do I deal with it?

I want to move to another city and work remotely. How do I convince my boss to let me?
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39min
July 13, 2017Episode 68: Paying Your Dues and Non-technical Hobbies
Jamison and Dave answer these questions:
It’s been a year and I still haven’t touched the codebase. What should I do?

All my hobbies revolve around computers. How do I develop other interests?
Jamison mentioned Dan Luu’s article on how bad teams are always hiring. Here it is.
Rich Hickey’s Hammock-Driven Development talk was also mentioned.
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44min
July 07, 2017Episode 67: Graduate School and Asking Good Questions
Jamison and Dave answer these questions:
Should I get a Masters in Computer Science?

How do I ask good questions?
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45min
June 29, 2017Episode 66: Nepotism and Minimum Junior Requirements
Jamison and Dave talk about these questions:
My cousin is a manager at my employer. How do I avoid nepotism?

I’d like to become a developer. What are the minimum requirements for a junior developer? When will I be “good enough” to get a job as a junior dev?
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23min

FAQs about Soft Skills Engineering:

How many episodes does Soft Skills Engineering have?

The podcast currently has 505 episodes available.

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