What do senior engineers need to know right now? Change, the future of JS, & more.

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Hey there!

What do you do when you face a problem?

Do you give up, or do you lean in?

Leading an engineering team is hard. You'll be asked questions like:

...And the decisions you made will have a very real affect on your team.

In our series of tech talks from Code Leaders, you'll learn to see the signal from the noise and become a better leader.

Dive in and take a look:

JavaScript: Who, What, Where, Why and Next

npm has more data than anyone about who JavaScript developers are and what they’re up to. Using their unparalleled access to registry usage stats and the results of their 2019 ecosystem survey of over 33,000 developers, npm CTO Laurie Voss breaks down the current state of JavaScript and where trends look like they’re headed, so you can make more informed technical choices.

From DevOps to a DevOps Culture

If your organization is more than five years old, chances are you are familiar with the pain of the monumental shift of your legacy stack towards continuous delivery running on cloud infrastructure. But is there more to high performance than shipping software daily and working autonomously? In this session we talk about taking stock when the dust settles, and what you can do to help your team build a strong culture in a DevOps world.

Managing Change in Development Practices Over Time

As developers we want to always be using the latest and greatest techniques and frameworks and try new things, but as leaders we need to weigh this up against training time, consistency between projects and the longevity and support of the framework. As a lead for over 30 front-end developers across Australia, working on 10+ projects at any one time, Damian shares a few simple rules that govern the balancing point and find a happy medium.

Being the Nice Guy with the Bad News

As a manager, giving direct and sometimes negative or difficult feedback to people can be hard. If you’re someone with a lot of empathy this can make it even harder, but with empathy can come trust. This is key as trust can foster an environment where direct feedback and even respectful disagreement adds value to your team.

Happy Learning!

The SitePoint Team