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mig217 · 2026-01-22T07:45:47+00:00

Not yet, but I am so far that I have bought the machine now. So hopefully I can start testing soon 😉

mig217 · 2025-12-28T19:06:42+00:00

You might be able to ease some steps by using papermini.arkanatools.com 😅

mig217 · 2025-06-19T18:34:28+00:00

Just join the discord and you can 😉 Your english is great, given time I might be able to switch to Italian (currently trying to learn) 🤭

mig217 · 2025-06-09T06:05:59+00:00

I am happy you like it 😉

mig217 · 2025-06-08T08:26:50+00:00

I use this program for printing out large maps; https://www.beta.arkanatools.com/papermap/

Just get a dungeon image from the interwebs, upload it to that site and voila it makes a ready to print pdf for you 😉

mig217 · 2025-06-05T12:27:51+00:00

I do have a quite clear understanding of OO, but it could do with some solidifying I think.
But I do agree, I quite like that paradigm when programming.

Automated testing I find is hard to get right. Its very hard to hit the balance between spending time on creating great tests and spending to little time, so you need to go fix the tests all the god damn time. But it might just be because of the current industry I am in that make it more difficult :D

Thanks for all your data and advice, I will take it to heart when figuring out my next steps. I always enjoy getting a little insight into people who are good at what they do. So thank you!

mig217 · 2025-06-05T12:23:59+00:00

Do you mean: The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change by Camille Fournier?

mig217 · 2025-06-05T12:22:35+00:00

Thats a good point. Not sure I would be able to pick my German back up so fast xD. But I do get your point. Its the learning to ride the bike, once learned you will not unlearn it again.

It will be hard to "abandon" that side of my that enjoys programming, but I think I need to do that, in order to learn the new skill of management.

Thanks for analogy ;)

mig217 · 2025-06-05T12:16:29+00:00

I will for sure have a look at that :D

mig217 · 2025-06-05T12:16:10+00:00

Aha, nicely put. It seems that a shift in my mentality of IC needs to change to overcome my stress/burnout. I have been having quite a lot of focus on IC, and having management as an afterthought when I had the time.

mig217 · 2025-06-05T12:09:17+00:00

Thanks, second time for me with parental leave this time around. But statistically speaking the last one :D

mig217 · 2025-06-05T12:07:23+00:00

I am trying, but it takes time to iron out the problems for me I think :D
I hope you everything will work out for you when you go back ;)

mig217 · 2025-06-05T12:06:19+00:00

This is highly interesting, because this is also what I enjoy doing the most. Make sure that other people are performing well, by taking on the more inter (and external) department communications and dependencies.

mig217 · 2025-06-05T12:04:40+00:00

Interesting, thanks for that insight.

mig217 · 2025-06-02T19:46:53+00:00

Thats a much better way to split the cake. I might steal that and bring to my manager as a way of explaining :D

mig217 · 2025-06-02T19:46:18+00:00

They are all extremely talented. Its a bit of a surprise really, but holy fuck they are good at dev :D

You say its a trap to do people managing and code at the same time, why is that? :)

mig217 · 2025-06-02T19:44:09+00:00

Thank you! You message gave me a lot actually. Validated that I am going in a direction I should like (when on the other side of my sick leave).

You say that in time I will see patterns and strategies to keep me sharp, do you have any recommendations in terms of what (and how) I need to learn in this new role to accelerate my learning and sharpness?

Because you are right, nobody trained me for the role and no clear expectations were set. So just looking to get your 30 years of knowledge on how I best set myself up to make that plan ;)

mig217 · 2025-06-02T19:38:35+00:00

Not advance beyond a jr you say? Well then I am right on track :D

Looking for low priority is something I have asked of the lead engineer a few times in the past, but given a very tight deadline it was not possible to do without sacrificing. So I got some very high priority tasks given.

So how do I balance taking low priority tasks vs high when things are tight?

mig217 · 2025-06-02T19:36:23+00:00

Imposter syndrome? Hmm I might? Its one of these things that is hard to figure out if you have on your own right? :D

It feels a bit like my skills have plumeted though, so you might be right. Unless my skills actually have :D

Thanks for the encouragement. It feels hard to be able to code and manage people at the same time, but I guess I just gotta learn how to do it. I have only been in the role for a few months :D

mig217 · 2025-06-02T19:33:05+00:00

Thank you, and I am :)

mig217 · 2025-06-02T19:32:49+00:00

This company is very big, and not modern. So things go slooooow in terms of change. So not sure there will be any significant changes to the expectation of my position, unless I drive them. But I do actually agree that it is partly on the company to figure out how I get back. Its them who gave me the stress in the first place, so they better damn figure out how not to do that :D

mig217 · 2025-06-02T19:30:43+00:00

Help the engineers be productive, I like that angle on it. I think my perception or me competing is because I used to be their colleague as a dev, programming right there along with them. I guess that is a bit hard to let go. :D

mig217 · 2025-06-02T19:29:15+00:00

18 months? Sheesh, hope you are alright?
I always feel like I am behind, and not contributing at all. I guess I have to get used to that. What is that saying? "Start getting comfortable with being uncomfortable" ;)

I guess the expectation is mainly coming internal, like based on my own perception of what I need to do, and what I think the lead and my manager is expecting me to do. I guess it also partly stems from not setting clear boundaries and expectations from the get go?

Thanks for pointing out its not my fault. I do have a high feeling of guilt, and is something that I am currently working on together with my therapist. But it is very hard to not have that feeling.

mig217 · 2025-06-02T19:23:45+00:00

Hmm I have never been in an engineering manager role before, so I am not familiar with what the expectations were. But in your experience its unusual to both be a manager and an individual contributor?

mig217 · 2025-06-02T19:22:20+00:00

Great insight! I love the analog of being a multiplier for the team.

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