yegor256 podcast

Video is here: https://youtu.be/5sTTHU0rJL8

We do code reviews in order to control the quality of code programmers write. However, the question is: how can we control the quality of the code review process? The only objective metric that comes to my mind is the frequency of rejections. If a reviewer rejects too little, there is something wrong with the process or the reviewer. The video is here: https://youtu.be/fbBotuMol6Q

They say that "collaboration" and "teamwork" are very important in software teams. I don't think so. I think that they are valued where the management and weak and information flow is chaotic. This is where you need collaboration. In perfect teams, people have individual tasks and personal appraisal of results. The video is here: https://youtu.be/7xeQLtDZLYQ

The best and the only way to motivate programmers (and not only them) to achieve great results and solve complex problems is the give them fair rules of the game and make sure they compete against each other. The video is here: https://youtu.be/darliiClsjE

David M. West is a retired professor in computer science, an author of a few books on object-oriented programming and software architecture, and a very interesting person. We recorded this interview on 8th of November. The video is here: https://youtu.be/UaxSDFesUR0

No matter how you put it, we programmers are lazy. Most of us are lazy because incompetent, stupid, and not motivated to do anything at all, while others are lazy because they don't like to do boring work and only enjoy creativity and innovation. In either case, managers must keep this in mind and find methods of dealing with our laziness. The video is here: https://youtu.be/FLZRgyXeZB4

We all hate daily stand-ups for so many reasons. But daily reports is a better tool, which makes the same impact, but with higher precision. I would recommend you use them in your team if you have no other management instruments. The video is here: https://youtu.be/Yj1VFGK9vqc

There is only one indicator of a perfect management system in a company or a team. You can pay everybody for the results they deliver, instead of the time they spend? If you can, your management is perfect. If you can't, you still have room for improvement. The video is here: https://youtu.be/2MUK_o9gU3E

If you tell your programmers that you measure their performance by the number of lines of code they write, you may have to possible outcomes. First, this will turn your management into bigger chaos if it was chaos before. Second, it will boost performance if your management was strong and transparent before. The video is here: https://youtu.be/9Zen0B0SNwI

Making the entire team standing up every morning and discussing plans, issues, or exchanging information is a perfect way to demonstrate your team that you are an incompetent manager. Instead, use other management instruments to make technical decisions, share information, to plan, and to control progress. The video is here: https://youtu.be/uov3LRJ12Nw