Soft Skills Engineering - Jamison Dance and Dave Smith

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**Soft Skills Engineering – 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 developer.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 65: Left In The Dust and Imposter Syndrome Jun 22, 2017

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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?

Episode 64: Negative Peer Reviews and On Call Jun 15, 2017

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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?

Episode 63: (Rerun) Management Snobs and Two Bosses Jun 08, 2017

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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?

Episode 62: Many Meetings and Surviving an Acquisition May 31, 2017

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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?

Episode 61: Product Managers and Notifications May 25, 2017

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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?

Episode 60: Office Arrangements and Disarming A Code Owner May 17, 2017

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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?

Episode 59: Buying Training and Unrelated Experience May 11, 2017

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Thanks to all the people who pointed us to the Single Level of Abstraction Principle which we obliquely referred to in episode 57.

We answer these two questions:

How can I convince management to pay for developer training?
Should I mention unrelated experience on an application?

Episode 58: Dropping Out and Interview Prep (Rerun) May 02, 2017

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Dave and Jamison were out this week, so we have a re-run of a DEEP CUT for you.

This originally aired as episode 18. We answer these two questions:

I have a part-time job as a developer while I’m still in school. Should I drop out and just work full time?
How do I prepare for a job interview?

Episode 57: Disliking Management and Difficult Co-workers Apr 25, 2017

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I’ve been pushed in to doing management tasks I really don’t enjoy. What do I do?
How do I handle a co-worker who I really struggle to get along with?

Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

Episode 56: Keeping Meetings On Track and Designer-centric Culture Apr 18, 2017

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How do I keep meetings on track?
I work in an agency with a designer-centric culture. How do I make myself heard?

Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

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