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A human-centric information to fixing advanced issues in engineering administration, from sizing groups to dealing with technical debt.
There’s a saying that individuals don’t go away corporations, they go away managers. Administration is a key a part of any group, but the self-discipline is usually self-taught and unstructured. Attending to the great options for advanced administration challenges could make the distinction between achievement and frustration for groups—and, in the end, between the success and failure of corporations.
Will Larson’s An Elegant Puzzle focuses on the actual challenges of engineering administration—from sizing groups to dealing with technical debt to performing succession planning—and supplies a path to the great options. Drawing from his expertise at Digg, Uber, and Stripe, Larson has developed a considerate method to engineering administration for leaders of all ranges at corporations of all sizes. An Elegant Puzzle balances structured ideas and human-centric pondering to assist any chief create simpler and rewarding organizations for engineers to thrive in.
From the Writer
‘A masterful examine of engineering administration’
“An Elegant Puzzle is a masterful examine of the challenges and calls for of the self-discipline of engineering administration seen by way of the prism of programs pondering. Readers can count on an actionable template for addressing advanced issues with finesse, creativity and equity.”
—Cindy Sridharan, Distributed Techniques Engineer and creator of Distributed Techniques Observability
‘Captures the timeless spirit of inventive problem-solving’
“Software program engineering is evolving sooner than ever earlier than. What ideas are sturdy in a time of a lot change and what are the modern ache factors that will change sooner or later however can’t be ignored right this moment? In An Elegant Puzzle, Will Larson captures the timeless spirit of inventive problem-solving that pulls us to software program engineering whereas additionally offering concrete methods for contemporary organizations.”
—Jeffrey Meyerson, Host of Software program Engineering Every day
‘An Elegant Puzzle will change into your favourite go-to useful resource’
“Engineering Managers can usually really feel like they’re struggling to maintain their head above the water. Our technical coaching is lacking the frameworks and instruments wanted to construct wholesome and productive groups. The insights and step-by-step method lined in An Elegant Puzzle will change into your favourite go-to useful resource.”
—Oren Ellenbogen, VP Engineering at Forter, Curator of Software program Lead Weekly publication
In regards to the creator
Will Larson has been an engineering chief and software program engineer at know-how corporations of many sizes and shapes, together with Yahoo!, Digg, SocialCode, Uber, and, since 2016, Stripe.
He grew up in North Carolina, studied Pc Science at Centre School in Kentucky, spent a yr in Japan for the JET Program instructing English, and has been residing in San Francisco since 2009.
An Elegant Puzzle attracts from the writing in his weblog, Irrational Exuberance!, that he has been updating since graduating from faculty. It’s at present, and can all the time be, a piece in progress.
An introduction from Will Larson
Some folks go into administration out of a need to be of service. Others change into managers in a cynical pact, exchanging pleasure of their present position for the prospect of continued wage bumps and promotions. There are even people who initially go into administration as a result of they’re fully fed up with their very own supervisor and are satisfied that they might do higher.
I received’t say which of these, if any, describes me.
No matter what motivation first brings you into administration, it may possibly really feel as when you’ve entered a troubled career. Expert practitioners are scarce, and solely the distinctive firm is prepared to spend money on rising its managers.
As I’ve change into extra skilled, my appreciation for administration, and engineering administration particularly, has grown, and I’ve come to view the sector as a sequence of stylish, rewarding, and essential puzzles. This e-book is a set of these puzzles, which I’ve had the great fortune to battle with and be taught from.
For those who end your complete e-book, you received’t stroll into your workplace the subsequent day as an ideal supervisor (I stay grateful for the times I stroll into the workplace feeling like a slightly competent one), however I hope that it’ll stimulate questions on the way you’re approaching administration, present a number of new approaches so that you can experiment with, and aid you take a number of steps additional down the trail of engineering administration.
In regards to the writer
Stripe Press publishes books about financial and technological development. Stripe companions with tons of of hundreds of the world’s most revolutionary companies—organizations that will form the world of tomorrow. These companies are the results of many alternative inputs. Maybe crucial ingredient is “concepts.” Stripe Press highlights concepts that we predict might be broadly helpful. Some books include fully new materials, some are collections of current work reimagined, and others are republications of earlier works that have remained related over time or have renewed relevance right this moment.
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Writer : Stripe Press (Might 20, 2019)
Language : English
Hardcover : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1732265186
ISBN-13 : 978-1732265189
Merchandise Weight : 1.59 kilos
Dimensions : 6 x 1.25 x 9 inches
