Programming Throwdown
Patrick Wheeler and Jason Gauci
186: Becoming a Manager
Intro topic: plastic welding kits
News/Links:
- Parse.bot, turn any website into an API
- Gemini 3
- Depth Anything 3
- Wan 2.2 (run on runpod)
Book of the Show
- Patrick
- The Thinking Game (DeepMind documentary)
- Jason
- Plato: The Republic
Patreon Plug https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h
Tool of the Show
- Patrick
- Core Keeper
- Pc/Switch/Xbox/Playstation
- Core Keeper
- Jason
- Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
- PC
- PC
- Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Topic: Becoming a Manager
- What is a Manager
- Opportunity
- Results + Retention
- Sizing
- Hiring
- Philosophy
- Interviews
- Downsizing
- Hiring
- How to Manage
- Company Goals / OKRs
- Breaking down & claiming company goals.
- Balancing inspirational & practical goals
- Coaching
- One-on-ones
- Career planning
- Performance
- Motivation
- Performance Management Review
- Compensation
- Company Goals / OKRs
- Choosing to become a manager
- Balancing personal and company incentives
- Why Manage
- Mentorship
- Build relationships
- Why to not manage
- Less time for your original joy (coding)
- Less technical influence
- More uncertainty and less closure
- How to transition back to Engineer
- Take the time/energy to get ramped up
- Act as an advisor to your manager