Trainings every company should offer to its software engineering teams but isn't!
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1/ LICENSES: every software engineer uses code created by others and, more often than not, that code is distributed under a specific license.
Very few developers understand the differences between the many types of licenses "especially" those used with open source software.
Very few developers understand the differences between the many types of licenses "especially" those used with open source software.
2/ MENTORING: I see, and I was, a developer who got promoted to a tech lead role without any training in leadership!
I've done terrible mistakes thinking what I was doing is leading. Far from it.
Mentoring & effective leadership are skills that need to be acquired with training
I've done terrible mistakes thinking what I was doing is leading. Far from it.
Mentoring & effective leadership are skills that need to be acquired with training
3/ TIME MANAGEMENT: yes, software engineers, especially in the early stages of their career, are horrible at time management!
There are techniques (no, not just the pomodoro) that can be taught to be more effective in time tracking and management.
There are techniques (no, not just the pomodoro) that can be taught to be more effective in time tracking and management.
4/ STRATEGY: mid-career software engineers focus on TACTICS and rarely on longer term strategy.
Strategic thinking is critical for an effective software engineer especially as they get promoted.
Feedback from senior engineers is often at the base of high impact decisions.
Strategic thinking is critical for an effective software engineer especially as they get promoted.
Feedback from senior engineers is often at the base of high impact decisions.
There's plenty more I can think of.
What would you add to this list?
What would you add to this list?
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