Managing humans Biting and humorous tales of a software engineering manager

The book is a witty, hilarious, and insightful look into what it takes to manage people in a software engineering firm. It is consistently engaging and extremely readable while still offering great lessons on what it means to manage and be managed by supervisors. This is primarily a book for software engineering managers. There's a bit of jargon and a lot of situations that are really only pertinent for software engineering managers. There is guidance about the transition from engineer to lead to manager, and advice about specific roles that are pertinent only in software engineering. That being said, this book still provides a lot of value for managers in any type of organization. Most of the advice is very broadly applicable and speaks to human nature, not just the nature of coders. Overall, this is a great book for managers in any arena, but especially those who work in software engineering. It provides a comprehensive set of tools in the form of bite-sized chapters that can help any manager improve her relationships with subordinates. Summing Up: Highly recommended. General readers through professionals. --Alvin Dantes, independent scholar