5 Skills the Best Engineers I Know Have in Common
👋 Hi, this is Ryan with this week’s newsletter. I write about software engineering, big tech/startups and career growth. Thank you for your readership, we hit 30,000 readers this week 🙏 🎉 This week, I’m writing about what we can learn from the best engineers I know. If you find the post helpful, please share it with your friends and coworkers. Enjoy! I’ve been lucky to work with a handful of incredible engineers, each impactful in unique ways: An industry-leading expert who solves problems that no one else can An architect who is a tech lead among tech leads A code machine who produces more impactful code than an entire team of engineers Even though their working styles are so different, these engineers all have the same 5 skills in common. I’ll go over these and provide some actionable tips on how you can develop these skills too. All these engineers have a strong sense of the return on investment (ROI) of their code. This understanding guides them to have much more impact with the
5 Skills the Best Engineers I Know Have in Common With actionable tips on how to develop them Ryan Peterman Nov 10, 2023 236 16 15 Share 👋 Hi, this is Ryan with this week’s newsletter. I write about software engineering, big tech/startups and career growth. Thank you for your readership, we hit 30,000 readers this week 🙏 🎉 This week, I’m writing about what we can learn from the best engineers I know. If you find the post helpful, please share it with your friends and coworkers. Enjoy! I’ve been lucky to work with a handful of incredible engineers, each impactful in unique ways: An industry-
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