Category: Management
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What is a ‘Senior Developer’?
TL;DR Hire the behaviours, train the technical skills It’s all arbitrary and entirely dependent on what you need from a ‘Senior Developer’. That said, my experience has shown me that – to me – being a Senior Developer is mainly about behaviours. Sure, technical ability is a significant part of that, but for the day-to-day, being able to cover…
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Making the jump
Over just the past few weeks I have been asked on three separate occasions now for advice on making the move from being a hands-on software developer to a primarily management-focused role. This has given me significant cause to consider this subject and I feel it warrants its own post to fully capture my thoughts.…
Stephen Roughley - A Common Developer 