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Article

Measuring Developer Productivity via Humans

Human-centered approach to measuring developer productivity

martinfowler.com
Team performanceProcess inefficienciesDecision-making
Article

The Problem with Tech Leads

Why the tech lead role is often poorly defined and executed

medium.com
Team performanceBurnout & moraleCareer development
Article

Choosing the Management Track

Honest assessment of what changes when you become a manager

blog.danielna.com
Career developmentDecision-makingBurnout & morale
Guide

How to Ensure a New Manager Succeeds

Supporting new managers through their transition

getlighthouse.com
OnboardingCareer development
Framework

Build vs Buy Decision Framework

How to decide whether to build in-house or buy solutions

statsig.com
Decision-making
Article

Amazon: The Hidden Empire

Strategic analysis of Amazon's business model and tactics

slideshare.net
ScalingInnovationDecision-making
Guide

Efficiency: Managing Infrastructure Costs

Engineering leader's guide to FinOps and cost management

infraeng.dev
Process inefficienciesScaling
Article

17 Reasons NOT To Be A Manager

Charity Majors on why management isn't for everyone

charity.wtf
Career developmentBurnout & moraleDecision-making
Article

The New Manager Death Spiral

Common failure pattern for new engineering managers

randsinrepose.com
OnboardingBurnout & morale
Article

A Manager's FAQ

Essential questions and answers for engineering managers

medium.com
FeedbackOnboardingTeam performance
Guide

This 90-Day Plan Turns Engineers into Remarkable Managers

First Round's structured approach to management transition

firstround.com
OnboardingCareer development
Guide

2024 DORA State of DevOps Report

Annual research on software delivery and operational performance

services.google.com
Team performanceProcess inefficiencies
Article

DevEx: What Actually Drives Productivity

Understanding the key components of developer productivity

queue.acm.org
Team performance
Article

Group Dynamics: The Leader's Toolkit

Understanding and managing group dynamics in teams

edbatista.com
CommunicationConflict resolutionTeam performance
Article

The Quiet Crisis Unfolding in Software Development

Hidden challenges facing the software industry

medium.com
Technical debtOnboardingProcess inefficiencies
Article

The Evolution of Management

How management evolves as you grow from IC to executive

queue.acm.org
Career developmentScaling
Article

14 Points for Management

W. Edwards Deming's principles for transformation

deming.org
Process inefficienciesBurnout & morale
Guide

Ultimate Guide to Personal Productivity Methods

Comprehensive overview of productivity systems and methods

todoist.com
Team performanceBurnout & moraleDecision-making
Guide

Evidence-Based Guide to Being Successful

Research-backed advice for career success

80000hours.org
Career developmentDecision-making
Article

Unexpected Anti-Patterns for Engineering Leaders

Counterintuitive mistakes from Stripe, Uber, and Carta

review.firstround.com
ScalingHiringProcess inefficiencies
Article

Numbers To Know For Managing Software Teams

Key metrics and ratios for engineering managers

staysaasy.com
Team performanceScalingMeeting effectiveness
Article

Extreme Questions to Trigger New Ideas

Using extreme hypotheticals to break through conventional thinking

longform.asmartbear.com
Innovation
Community

Professional Programming

Collection of full-stack programming resources

github.com
Knowledge sharingTechnical debtCareer development
Article

How to Interview a VP of Engineering

Framework for evaluating VP of Engineering candidates

karimfanous.medium.com
Hiring
Guide

45 Behavioral Questions for Developer Interviews

Comprehensive list of behavioral questions for technical interviews

devskiller.com
Hiring
Article

40 Favorite Interview Questions from Sharp Leaders

Best interview questions from successful startup leaders

firstround.com
Hiring
Article

Titles are Toxic

Why titles can harm team dynamics and what to do about it

randsinrepose.com
CommunicationConflict resolution
Framework

Medium's Engineering Growth Framework

Medium's approach to engineering career development

medium.com
Career development
Framework

Square's Growth Framework for Engineers

Square's engineering career ladder and growth framework

developer.squareup.com
Career developmentScaling
Guide

How to Deal with Difficult People on Software Projects

Strategies for handling challenging personalities in tech teams

howtodeal.dev
Conflict resolutionCommunication
Article

Those 20 Key Habits That Hold You Back

Common behavioral problems that derail careers

coachingfeedforward.blogspot.com
Career development
Article

Mental Frameworks for Making Decisions

How to handle escalations and make better decisions as a manager

nathanbarry.com
Decision-makingConflict resolution
Template

How To Say No

Templates for declining requests professionally

starterstory.com
CommunicationBurnout & moraleMeeting effectiveness
Article

Cannot Measure Productivity

Why you cannot measure developer productivity

martinfowler.com
Team performanceProcess inefficiencies
Guide

Inbox Zero

How to reclaim your email, your attention, and your life

43folders.com
CommunicationProcess inefficiencies
Guide

The SaaS CTO Security Checklist

Comprehensive security checklist for SaaS companies

goldfiglabs.com
Process inefficienciesOnboarding
Article

44 Engineering Management Lessons

Hard-won lessons from the cofounder of RethinkDB

defmacro.org
Team performanceCommunicationConflict resolutionDecision-making
Book

Basecamp Employee Handbook

How we work, what we value, and how we run Basecamp

github.com
Remote workDecision-makingTeam performance
Book

Valve Employee Handbook

A fearless adventure in knowing what to do when no one's there telling you what to do

valvesoftware.com
Decision-makingTeam performance
Community

GitLab Handbook

The world's largest open company handbook

about.gitlab.com
OnboardingRemote workKnowledge sharingScaling
Article

The Rands Test

12 questions to evaluate the health of your engineering team

randsinrepose.com
Team performanceMeeting effectivenessFeedback
Book

Startup CTO Handbook

Everything you need to know to be a startup CTO

github.com
ScalingDecision-making
Guide

Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

Comprehensive resource for engineering managers at all levels

engmanagement.dev
Team performanceScalingCareer developmentDecision-making
Community

Engineering Manager Resources by ryanburgess

Curated list of engineering management resources

github.com
Team performanceCareer developmentKnowledge sharing
Guide

Tools for Better Thinking

Collection of mental models and decision-making tools

untools.co
Decision-makingProcess inefficiencies
Article

Why Software Estimation is Hard and What to Do About It

Understanding the challenges of estimation in software development

erikbern.com
Project delaysProcess inefficienciesDecision-making
Article

Disagree and Commit: The Amazon Leadership Principle

How to move forward when consensus isn't possible

aboutamazon.com
Decision-makingConflict resolution
Article

Nemawashi: The Art of Consensus Building

Japanese approach to building agreement before formal decisions

en.wikipedia.org
CommunicationDecision-makingConflict resolution
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The stdlib collection is a community-curated library of practical, immediately useful, battle-tested resources for technical leadership. Each resource is designed to be immediately applicable to your role. New resources are added based on community feedback and emerging best practices.