Pocket Guides - Sosa Jonathan / Соса Джонатан - From Culture to Code / От культуры к коду [2025, PDF/EPUB, ENG]

Примеры страниц (скриншоты)

Оглавление

About the Author ..........................................................................................xiii
Acknowledgments .........................................................................................xv
Prologue ......................................................................................................xvii
Introduction .................................................................................................xxi
Chapter 1: Develop Your Presence ...................................................................1
Become a Role Model .....................................................................................2
Have Impeccable Integrity ..............................................................................3
Keep Your Words and Actions in Check ..............................................................4
Assume Ownership of Almost Everything ...........................................................6
Formulate a Vision for Your Team .....................................................................7
Expand Your Influence ....................................................................................8
Offer Value ....................................................................................................9
Volunteer Strategically ...................................................................................10
Make Difficult Decisions ..................................................................................11
Key Points .....................................................................................................13
Chapter 2: Champion Your Team ......................................................................15
Revisit Your Organization’s Policies ....................................................................16
Give Your Team the Tools to Succeed ..................................................................17
Recognize Your Team’s Accomplishments ............................................................18
Help Your Team Navigate Tough Times ................................................................19
Remain Calm .................................................................................................20
Acknowledge the Challenge ............................................................................20
Come Up with a Plan .....................................................................................21
Celebrate Small Victories ..............................................................................21
Key Points ...................................................................................................22
Chapter 3: Acquire Talent ..............................................................................23
Write Effective Job Descriptions ......................................................................24
Introduction of the Organization, the Team, and Why You Are Hiring .................24
Expectations Toward This Position ................................................................25
Required Skills and Qualifications .................................................................25
Nice-to-Haves ................................................................................................26
Additional Information ...................................................................................26
Attract Potential Candidates ...............................................................................27
Publish an Engineering Blog ..........................................................................27
Contribute to Open Source Projects ..............................................................27
Speak at Events .............................................................................................28
Sponsor .........................................................................................................28
Set Up the Hiring Pipeline ...................................................................................29
Resume Screening ........................................................................................30
Technical Screening ......................................................................................30
Culture Fit Interview ......................................................................................31
Hiring Manager Interview ..............................................................................31
Senior Leadership Interview ..........................................................................31
Interview and Assess ..........................................................................................32
Hire Candidates ...................................................................................................34
Onboard New Hires .............................................................................................36
Team Onboarding Documentation .................................................................36
Repository README .......................................................................................37
Mentor Support .............................................................................................37
Bring in External Help When Necessary ..............................................................38
Key Points ......................................................................................................39
Chapter 4: Organize Your People .......................................................................41
Form Teams by Function or by Project ................................................................41
Consider the Team Topologies Framework .........................................................43
Stream-Aligned Teams ..................................................................................44
Enabling Teams .............................................................................................44
Complicated Subsystem Teams .....................................................................44
Platform Teams ...........................................................................................44
Reduce Cognitive Load and Cross-Team Interactions .........................................45
Choose the Right Engineering Managers ............................................................45
Key Points .......................................................................................................47
Chapter 5: Set Expectations and Evaluate Against Them ........................................49
Define an Engineering Ladder .............................................................................50
Junior Engineer .............................................................................................52
Intermediate Engineer ...................................................................................52
Senior Engineer .............................................................................................53
Staff Engineer ................................................................................................53
Principal Engineer .........................................................................................54
Decide the Frequency of Evaluations ..................................................................55
Prepare Evaluations ..........................................................................................56
Deliver Evaluation Results ..................................................................................57
Promote High Performers ...................................................................................59
Deal with Underperformers .................................................................................61
Lack of Understanding of Expectations ..............................................................61
Lack of Skills .................................................................................................62
Personal Issues .............................................................................................62
Lack of Desire to Contribute ..........................................................................63
Key Points ...........................................................................................................64
Chapter 6: Set Goals ............................................................................................65
Define Team OKRs ...............................................................................................66
Define Objectives ...........................................................................................66
Define Key Results ........................................................................................66
Keep Track of Team OKRs ...................................................................................68
Consider Introducing Personal OKRs ..................................................................69
Avoid Using OKRs in Performance Evaluations ...................................................69
Key Points ...........................................................................................................70
Chapter 7: Deliver Impactful Projects .....................................................................73
Know What to Build .............................................................................................74
Business Motivation ......................................................................................74
Constraints ....................................................................................................74
Assign Roles and Responsibilities ......................................................................75
Define an Escalation Protocol .............................................................................76
Manage Complexity ............................................................................................77
Help Manage the Backlog ...................................................................................79
Key Points ........................................................................................................80
Chapter 8: Adopt Best Practices .........................................................................83
Decide How “Agile” You Want to Be ....................................................................83
Common Agile Pitfalls .......................................................................................85
Use a Task Management Tool ..............................................................................86
Define Code Review Guidelines ..........................................................................88
Define Communication Guidelines ......................................................................89
Meetings ........................................................................................................89
Online Messaging ..........................................................................................91
Communication in Multicultural Environments ..................................................93
Key Points ...........................................................................................................94
Chapter 9: Build Software Right ....................................................................95
Choose the Tech Stack ........................................................................................96
Multiplatform Frameworks ............................................................................98
Don’t Use Prototypes As a Starting Point ..........................................................100
Set Coding Standards .......................................................................................100
Configure Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) ........................102
Start with the Building Blocks ..........................................................................103
UI Components ............................................................................................104
API Clients ...................................................................................................104
State Management ......................................................................................105
Error Handling .............................................................................................105
Observability ................................................................................................105
Manage Technical Debt .....................................................................................106
Pay Off Technical Debt .................................................................................107
Rewriting from Scratch ...............................................................................109
Key Points .........................................................................................................110
Chapter 10: Choose Quality ........................................................................113
Limit Your Commitments ...................................................................................114
Publicize What You’re Working On ...............................................................115
Focus on One Big Thing per Day ..................................................................116
Schedule Your Work .....................................................................................117
Avoid Unreasonable Deadlines ..........................................................................117
Eat Your Own Dog Food .....................................................................................119
Key Points .........................................................................................................120
Chapter 11: Take Care of Yourself .....................................................121
Chapter 12: Closing Words ...............................................................125
Bibliography .....................................................................................127