193 | Technical Leadership: Bridging the IC-Manager Gap

In this episode of Compressed FM, Dustin Goodman shares insights from his journey from IC to engineering manager at companies like ClickUp and This Dot. The conversation explores the nuances of technical leadership, team dynamics, and the importance of understanding personal values in management. The discussion then shifts to a deep dive into React Server Components, examining their implementation challenges and potential impact on the framework ecosystem. 

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Chapter Marks

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:42 - Sponsor: Wix Studio

00:01:33 - Engineering Management Journey

00:05:11 - Managing Different Experience Levels

00:07:14 - Technical Skills in Management

00:09:27 - Should Managers Code?

00:12:19 - Managing Up vs Managing Down

00:17:27 - Team Values Discussion

00:20:11 - Strengths and Management Styles

00:26:07 - React Server Components Introduction

00:29:27 - RSC Implementation Challenges

00:34:34 - GraphQL and Server Components

00:39:13 - Future of React Frameworks

00:43:10 - Vite 6 Discussion

00:47:52 - React Community Evolution

00:51:21 - Picks and Plugs

• Amy Dutton:
  • Pick: Browse AI (web scraping tool with AI capabilities)
  • Plug: Advent of CSS and Advent of JavaScript (24 coding challenges in December)
• Dustin Goodman:
  • Pick: Cursor (AI-powered code editor)
  • Plug: "Engineering Management for the Rest of Us" by Sarah Drasner
• Brad Garropy:
  • Pick: Helldivers 2 (video game)
  • Plug: Raycast extension for Stripe (automatically fills checkouts with test cards)

01:00:14 - Show Wrap-up

Links

Books Mentioned:

• "The Manager's Path" by Camille Fournier
• "Engineering Management for the Rest of Us" by Sarah Drasner

Tools & Software:

• Wix Studio
• Browse AI
• Cursor (code editor)
• Raycast
• Raycast Stripe extension
• Vite 6
• Next.js

Social/Community:

• BlueSky (Brad and Amy)
• Bytes Newsletter
• ConnectTech conference

People Referenced:

• Ryan Burgess
• Gergely Orosz
• Tracy Lee
• Dan Abramov
• Tanner Lindsley
• John Lindquist
• David Khourshid

Assessment Tools:

• Clifton StrengthsFinder

APIs/Documentation:

• Stripe test cards documentation
• React Server Components documentation
• Vite documentation

Projects:

• Advent of CSS (adventofcss.com)
• Advent of JavaScript (adventofjs.com)