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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.

Copyright: © 2016 Jamison Dance and Dave Smith

Latest Episodes:

Episode 55: Ng-Conf Live Episode Apr 11, 2017

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It’s a special ng-conf live episode! Dave and Jamison answer these questions in front of a live audience:

When you go freelancing, do your coding skills atrophy?
What is something you wish you knew about freelancing before you started?
I met all my aggressive career goals. What next?

Here is the Khan Academy Engineering Ladder Jamison mentioned towards the end of the show.

Episode 54: Sneaky Contractors and Job Titles Apr 04, 2017

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Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

Our codebase is really bad, and management hired a contractor behind our backs to rewrite it. What should I do?
How important are job titles when looking for a new job?

Here is the Khan Academy Engineering Ladder Jamison mentioned towards the end of the show.

Episode 53: Bait and Switch and Informing Your Manager Mar 29, 2017

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Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

I was hired for one thing, but ended up doing something very different that I don’t enjoy. What do I do?
How do I tell my manager that I’m moving into management on another team?

Episode 52: Slowness Guilt and I Have No Side Projects Mar 21, 2017

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Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

I feel guilty about how slow I’m working. What should I do?
I’d like to find a job, but I don’t have any completed side projects or an interesting GitHub profile. How can I explain this?

Episode 51: Junior Scrum Master In Trouble And Jamison Has No Degree Mar 15, 2017

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Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

I’m a junior developer on a team of seniors, and I’m also the Scrum Master. Our team has lots of problems. What do I do?
Jamison openly talks about not finishing his degree. How did he put it on his resume or explain it to potential employers?

In question two Jamison discovers he has been lying on his LinkedIn profile for half a decade, and freaks out a little bit. The mistake is corrected, but can the damage ever be undone? Tune in next week on SOFT SKILLS ENGINEERING.

Episode 50: I Didn't Quit and Manager of Zero People Mar 07, 2017

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Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

I didn’t quit my job. Did I mess up?
I was hired to manage a team, but it is actually just me. What do I do?

Episode 49: Candidate Plagiarism and a Tightwad Employer Feb 28, 2017

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Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

What do I do if I suspect my co-worker plagiarized my homework assignment in their own interview?
My employer is making me provide my own laptop. Is this normal?

We mention The Joel Test. Also remember to tweet about the show for endorsements from Dave and Jamison for completely serious and relevant skills like doomsday-bunker-building and yodeling.

Episode 48: Quitting a Death March & Am I Underpaid Feb 21, 2017

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Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

When and how do you quit a company that is on a death march?
How do I find out if I’m underpaid?

Episode 47: Speaking Up In A New Job and Personal Issues Feb 14, 2017

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Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

How soon into a new job is it appropriate to raise concerns?
What do you do when issues in your personal life affect your work?

Thank you to Algolia for sponsoring this episode. Check out their job posting at algolia.com/softskillsengineering.

Also thanks to Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which I spent 310 hours playing.

Episode 46: My New Crappy Job and Youth vs the Status Quo Feb 07, 2017

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Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

How do I deal with my new job that turns out to be crappy?
How do I know how hard to push back against more experienced engineers when suggesting a new idea?

Thank you to Algolia for sponsoring this episode. Check out their job posting at algolia.com/softskillsengineering.

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