Soft Skills Engineering

By Jamison Dance and Dave SmithBusiness Technology

Soft Skills Engineering episodes

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?
39 min
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.
44 min
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?
45 min
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?
23 min
June 22, 2017Episode 65: Left In The Dust and Imposter Syndrome
Jamison and Dave talk about these questions:
I have a great, comfortable job that doesn’t push me very hard. How do I deal with worrying about being left in the dust?

How do I deal with imposter syndrome?
40 min
June 15, 2017Episode 64: Negative Peer Reviews and On Call
Jamison and Dave talk about these questions:
How direct should I be in a peer review of a coworker who I really dislike?

How do I convince developers to go on call?
38 min
June 08, 2017Episode 63: (Rerun) Management Snobs and Two Bosses
Jamison and Dave were out this week, so here is a DEEP CUT from the archives.
This originally aired as episode 41.
How do I deal with someone who says their job (management) is so much harder than my job (engineering)?

How do I deal with a two-boss situation where I am one of the bosses?
25 min
May 31, 2017Episode 62: Many Meetings and Surviving an Acquisition
Jamison and Dave answer these two questions:
I’m in too many meetings. How do I guard my own productivity?

How do I make sure I’m not sidelined when my company acquires another company?
30 min
May 25, 2017Episode 61: Product Managers and Notifications
We answer these two questions:
What should developers know about product management?

I have TOO MANY notifications interrupting me all the time. What do I do?
35 min
May 17, 2017Episode 60: Office Arrangements and Disarming A Code Owner
We answer these two questions:
What is the best seating arrangements for software developers?

How do I disarm my CTO who is emotionally attached to his code?
36 min

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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…