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title: The Effective Engineer
subtitle: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact
author: Edmond Lau
isbn: 9780996128100
rating: 4
image: https://cdn.wonderfulfrog.com/images/the-effective-engineer.jpeg
tags:
  - non-fiction
  - self-help
  - leadership
  - technology
  - software-development
year: 2015
---

Lots of applicable advice here for anyone working in software engineering. I was excited to apply this to my own workplace, but didn't realize it's harder to apply in agency work than in other fields (and when you are not a lead). Still, we managed to recognize areas where we need improvement.