> But improving each kid’s skill and confidence was the real mission. Instead of my desk job, I’d be asking Clayton how we could make Corey¹ use his body for rebounding. Or how Monte’s soccer skills could be best leveraged. Or how Evan, our best player, could become an on-court leader.

I wonder how software development would be like if we had coaches like this.

I have had managers like this and it was fantastic. I’ve tried to be a mentor like this and enjoyed it too.

It feels like since 2022 the industry has been too rushed to run this way though.

I suspect a lot of people don't actually dislike software development, they dislike developing without anyone invested in their development

I miss mentoring junior engineers in-person