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Episode 462: Felienne on the Programmers Brain

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Episode 462: Felienne on the Programmers Brain

Felienne joins host Jeff Doolittle as a guest on the show to discuss her book, The Programmers Brain. Based on her extensive research and experience as an instructor of software developers, Felienne explains the general need for coders to be able to do a variety of cognitive tasks. Although programmers’ brains are not special in […]

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SE-Radio Episode 306: Ron Lichty on Managing Programmers

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SE-Radio Episode 306: Ron Lichty on Managing Programmers

Ron Lichty talks with SE-Radio’s Nate Black about managing programmers. Topics include: why programming management is hard, what makes a good programming manager, the costs of micromanagement, self-organizing teams, team dynamics and motivation, and product team performance.   Related links Ron Lichty’s blog Ron Lichty Consulting Managing the Unmanageable “If we’re Agile, why do we […]

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