John Barton's Feed2023-12-21T00:00:00ZJohn Bartonhttps://johnbarton.co/Shutting down Hecatehttps://johnbarton.co/posts/goodbye-hecate/2023-12-21T00:00:00ZDeveloper to Manager: Founder Interviewhttps://johnbarton.co/posts/devtomanager-founder-interview/2019-05-22T00:00:00ZAn interview with Siddhant Goel, founder of Developer to Manager, an excellent resource for recently promoted engineering managers.Engineering Management: The Pendulum on the Ladderhttps://johnbarton.co/posts/pendulum-on-the-ladder/2019-03-21T00:00:00ZIs it necessary to swing the pendulum between management and engineering roles to remain a competent technical leader?What books do you recommend for the new CTO?https://johnbarton.co/posts/books-for-the-new-cto/2019-03-08T00:00:00ZThe best books to read as a new engineering manager or CTO of a small but growing product team reporting directly to the CEO.Code Review Review is the Manager's Jobhttps://johnbarton.co/posts/code-review-review-is-the-managers-job/2018-08-15T00:00:00ZCode review is such a high value, high leverage team activity that every manager should ensure the process is done well.How Should Managers Code?https://johnbarton.co/posts/how-should-managers-code/2018-07-03T00:00:00ZThe interesting question isn't 'should managers code?' but instead how and why should managers code.Happy 10th Birthday Pull Requests!https://johnbarton.co/posts/happy-tenth-birthday-pull-requests/2018-02-24T00:00:00ZA quick braindump of the year primarily to test out the new blogging feature I built for my site.Developers On Callhttps://johnbarton.co/posts/developers-on-call/2018-02-11T00:00:00ZDevelopers not on call benefit from a status quo that is both morally questionable and ultimately unhelpful for software quality.Book Review: One Strategyhttps://johnbarton.co/posts/book-review-one-strategy/2018-01-17T00:00:00ZI spent a year reading this book and if you manage products or engineers you should too.Three flavours of iterationhttps://johnbarton.co/posts/three-flavours-of-iteration/2018-01-11T00:00:00ZA quick braindump of the year primarily to test out the new blogging feature I built for my site.2017 In Reviewhttps://johnbarton.co/posts/2017-in-review/2017-12-31T00:00:00ZA quick braindump of the year primarily to test out the new blogging feature I built for my site.