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Transitioning from Manager to Individual Contributor
A software engineer reflects on their journey from being a manager to an individual contributor, emphasizing the role of managers in boosting productivity, the importance of training and mindset in managing open source projects, the significance of code formatting, and the challenges and process of creating a code formatting tool. The chapter also covers the success of various open source projects like Prettier, React Native, Galadraw, and Yoga, all created by the guest, and their focus on making projects successful in the long term by setting the right foundation and constantly seeking inspiration from various sources.