Guillermo VayáDec 26, 2022

Starting early my new year resolution! I’m `git init` a blog about my experience as an engineering manager. The plan is to write every other Monday, but if you don’t want to remember you can always hit that subscribe button to get it fresh in your inbox.

https://iftheteamfits.me/how-i-became-a-manager/

I even try to add some terrible doodles and photos to spice it up and make it harder on myself😅

How I became a manager

Hello there! This is my first post on this blog, and while there is a bit of me in the about page, I think the best way to start is by talking on how I became a manager. TL;DR: Luck As with many things in life, you get handed

If the Team Fits Me
Show threadZef
@Willyfrog
Dec 26, 2022 at 10:25amWeb
Show threadGuillermo VayáDec 26, 2022
@zef thanks! I’ll look into it
Show threadGuillermo VayáDec 26, 2022
@zef weird, it works for me. Can you try again?
Show threadZefDec 26, 2022
@Willyfrog yep. Worked now. Are you self hosting this one?
Show threadGuillermo VayáDec 26, 2022
@zef yep, I have a personal VPS that I under-utilise.
Show threadZefDec 26, 2022
@Willyfrog what are you using to send mail? Getting that to work reliably was the reason to pay for Ghost hosting rather than self hosting.
Show threadGuillermo VayáDec 26, 2022

@zef that’s https://www.mailgun.com/ as suggested by ghost itself. If I ever go over 2k subscribers I’ll happily pay for it.

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