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M149: Rewards without quality control will only hurt, but so what? Dec 03, 2020

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If we reward programmers for each pull request they merge or for each ticket they submit and we don't control the quality of PRs and tickets, what will happen? Nothing good. They will easily abuse the system and there will be tons of low-quality tickets and PRs (or classes, or lines of code). However, if we do have strong quality control, everything will be just great. Thus, when someone says that paying per line of code will ruin the project I answer: "Only if your project is weak". The video is here: https://youtu.be/JIspFqjRt80

M148: How do you ask your manager to raise your salary? You don't! Dec 01, 2020

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Most of us don't feel comfortable asking a manager for a raise. And it's only natural. I suggest you don't do it. Instead, you approach them with a question about the system your company has for promotion and salary increases. Moreover, you don't ask because you need this, but you ask because you care about others. Should work! :) The video is here: https://youtu.be/rvhI6m95Qxo

N1: Удаленка, фриланс, AI, open source, онлайн-обучение, карьера, коронавирус Nov 29, 2020

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Video is here: https://youtu.be/5sTTHU0rJL8

M147: The quality of code review(er) can be measured by the frequency of rejections Nov 26, 2020

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We do code reviews in order to control the quality of code programmers write. However, the question is: how can we control the quality of the code review process? The only objective metric that comes to my mind is the frequency of rejections. If a reviewer rejects too little, there is something wrong with the process or the reviewer. The video is here: https://youtu.be/fbBotuMol6Q

M146: Collaboration and teamwork are highly overrated in software teams Nov 23, 2020

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They say that "collaboration" and "teamwork" are very important in software teams. I don't think so. I think that they are valued where the management and weak and information flow is chaotic. This is where you need collaboration. In perfect teams, people have individual tasks and personal appraisal of results. The video is here: https://youtu.be/7xeQLtDZLYQ

M145: Internal competition is what your team needs to achieve results Nov 19, 2020

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The best and the only way to motivate programmers (and not only them) to achieve great results and solve complex problems is the give them fair rules of the game and make sure they compete against each other. The video is here: https://youtu.be/darliiClsjE

Shift-M/43: David West on management, education, motivation and politics Nov 16, 2020

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David M. West is a retired professor in computer science, an author of a few books on object-oriented programming and software architecture, and a very interesting person. We recorded this interview on 8th of November. The video is here: https://youtu.be/UaxSDFesUR0

M144: Programmers are lazy, either in a good or a bad way, bu they are Nov 16, 2020

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No matter how you put it, we programmers are lazy. Most of us are lazy because incompetent, stupid, and not motivated to do anything at all, while others are lazy because they don't like to do boring work and only enjoy creativity and innovation. In either case, managers must keep this in mind and find methods of dealing with our laziness. The video is here: https://youtu.be/FLZRgyXeZB4

M143: Daily reports are a perfect guilt-triggering instrument for a lazy team Nov 12, 2020

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We all hate daily stand-ups for so many reasons. But daily reports is a better tool, which makes the same impact, but with higher precision. I would recommend you use them in your team if you have no other management instruments. The video is here: https://youtu.be/Yj1VFGK9vqc

M142: Your management is perfect only if you can pay everybody by results, not by time Nov 09, 2020

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There is only one indicator of a perfect management system in a company or a team. You can pay everybody for the results they deliver, instead of the time they spend? If you can, your management is perfect. If you can't, you still have room for improvement. The video is here: https://youtu.be/2MUK_o9gU3E

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