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Hey, Aaron HEy, Everyone

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It’s hard to say this but

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over the past couple of years

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I’ve become a manager

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Oh, a suit MANAGER!

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No, I’m a Developer, That also Develops PeoplE

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People ARE

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A difficult set of

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A difficult set of Infinitely complicated

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A difficult set of Infinitely complicated NEVER perfect

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A difficult set of Infinitely complicated NEVER perfect Always different

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A difficult set of Infinitely complicated NEVER perfect Always different Problems

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programmers are a specific kind of PeoplE

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Rubyists are a specific kind of PROGRAMMER

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Junior Developer

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Junior Developer

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Junior Developer Lead Developer

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Junior Developer Lead Developer

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Junior Developer Lead Developer Manager

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Junior Developer Lead Developer Manager

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CTO = Creative technical outlook

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You can lead by doing You can still write code

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SIMPLE RULES FOR MANAGING PEOPLE/ PROGRAMMERS/ RUBYISTS

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Pay them in trust, let them pay you in quality code 1. Treat people like adults

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Positive and Negative 2. Give and solicit feedback

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Mentoring is a way of life 3. always be willing to share knowledge

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The Need for Creeds 4. Set out with IDEALS and live by them

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I’m wrong a lot. Learn from other people’s mistakes, too. 5. Admit when you’re wrong, Learn from it

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People are the biggest challenge you will ever get a chance to tackle

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Though people call me @aq HI, MY name is aaron

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I work at

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I’m a manager github.com/quirkey twitter.com/aq quirkey.com paperlesspost.com