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Discussion on: From Engineer to Tech Lead - Doubts and Challenges

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Davide de Paolis

that is the trickiest part. sometimes... when your skills get rusty... you transition to less technical leadership positions (people management), otherwise you might become one of those techlead/principals dynosaurs who are in charge for every architectural choice, but not really taken into account by the devs in the trenches, because they are too far away, from the projects and from the teckstack..

honestly I try to dedicate some time to keep my skills sharp,

  • be it coding or just reading articles,
  • making code reviews are always a good way to learn and stay close to the tech and the code base,
  • having pet projects Furthermore, something that i noticed even in the last few years is that thanks to all the experienced I gathered in different projects and different languages, I am able to grasp new stuff very quickly, I immediately get the gist of a new framework and are able to dig in the docs better and quicker, so even if I spend less time coding, I am still able to support my team members when they need technical support. Hope i can keep doing that, as projects and team size grow.
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Hoang Nhat • Edited

Thanks for your Great detail sharing, this part is the most concerned for me because I just love coding and currently work as Team Lead (technical) in my company. I really don't want to lose the coding part. Again, Thanks Davide.