bmacOct 20

The final StaffPlus NYC is done. Here's what stuck with me: understanding VP constraints, recognizing useful crises, questioning conventional wisdom, and why I now have a mentorship problem. #StaffPlus #LeadDevNYC

https://laconicwit.com/the-last-staffplus-nyc-when-the-role-outgrew-its-room/

The Last StaffPlus NYC: When the Role Outgrew Its Room

A Director walked up to our group in the hallway, our white StaffPlus lanyards clearly visible, and said something I'm still thinking about: "I came over because StaffPlus people have more interesting conversations than the LeadDev attendees." It was a compliment, but also a diagnosis. It highlighted something the organizers

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Jess EldredgeSep 3, 2024
Remember when following conference hashtags was a thing? I miss that. #leaddevnyc
Carol LeeMay 19, 2023

New paper on arXiv! Check out the results of our intercept study conducted at #LeadDevNYC with ICs, managers, and leaders on how their orgs currently measure success and how they wish their orgs would measure success.

Turns out orgs aren’t really focusing on #productivity but on performance and production. What do folks want? Well, productivity and performance.

Check the full results here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.11030

#SoftwareEngineering #DeveloperProductivity @seresearchers

Is Our Organization Actually Measuring Productivity? How Contrasting Organizational and Individual Measures of Engineering Success is an Opportunity to Drive Engineering Transformation

Background: Previous research highlights that common misconceptions about developer productivity lead to harmful and inaccurate evaluations of software work, pointing to the need for organizations to differentiate between measures of production, productivity, and performance as an important step that helps to suggest improvements to how we measure the success of engineering teams. Methodology: Using a card sort, we explored how a Three Layer Productivity Framework was used by 16 software engineers at a Software Engineering focused conference to rank measures of success, first in the current practice of their organization and second in their individual beliefs about the best ways to measure engineering success. Results and discussion: Overall, participants preferred organizations to 1) continue their prioritized focus on performance layer metrics, 2) increase the focus on productivity metrics, and 3) decrease their focus on production metrics. When asked about the current metrics of their organizations, while all roles reported a current focus on performance metrics, only ICs reported a strong focus on production metrics. When asked about metrics they would prefer, all roles preferred more performance metrics but only leaders and ICs also wanted productivity metrics. While all participants were aligned on performance metrics being a top preference, there was misalignment on which specific metrics are used. Our findings show that when measuring developer success, organizations should continue measurement using performance metrics, consider an increased focus on productivity metrics, and consider a decreased focus on production metrics.

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Carol LeeApr 6, 2023
Fun news! My #LeadDevNYC talk on how #hackathon success depends on team culture is up online! Check it out! Coming soon is also the research report the talk is based on. Although the talk isn’t free to watch, the report will be free to read, so keep an eye out! https://leaddev.com/new-york/leaddev/video/2023/how-successful-hackathons-increase-belonging-decrease-anxiety-and-help-people #softwaredeveloper #softwareengineering
How successful hackathons increase belonging, decrease anxiety and help people imagine new identities in tech

Dr Carol Lee shares an example of a successful internal hackathon at Pluralsight and how it impacts developer experience.

Show threadDavid RovaniApr 6, 2023
@whereistanya I think the line of people at #LeadDevNYC that I saw ask to have you sign their copy of the book and gushed over how it transformed their approach to their career is, perhaps, a telling set of reviews.
David RovaniMar 17, 2023
Fire alarm goes off at the hotel at 23:00, NYFD calls for a building evacuation. Nothing like trekking down 15 flights of stairs, having just fallen asleep. Judging by the lack of urgency and the multiple groups of high school seniors, I am (wildly) speculating that someone bought some weed and tried to smoke it in their room. More stories to tack onto my wrap-up of #LeadDevNYC and #StaffPlusNYC.
David RovaniMar 16, 2023
Had a great two days of talks with #LeadDevNYC and looking forward to today's learnings at #StaffPlusNYC. Come find me to talk about just about anything, including how awesome Chicago is, what it's like to be in an IC role where no one knows what you do but everyone finds you indispensable, and setting technical vision and strategy.
I'm in a white knit sweater, today.
Cat HicksMar 15, 2023
The folks at #LeadDevNYC truly created a welcoming space, one I was thrilled to bring my lab to! And if you know me, you know this is high praise. This has been a great couple days of getting to feel welcomed in a new community and feel the excitement around our research!!
David YeeMar 15, 2023
There are a surprising number of professionally-trained teachers on stage this year. #LeadDevNYC