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[mkadlec]

Inspire!

I transitioned into a tech lead a year ago and at first it was kind of annoyed by all the requests from the team regarding technical assistance.

I realized there were two paths I could take. 1. Continue to be annoyed and try to get as much coding in as I can. 2. Sit down with each individual, help them, give examples of how things should work etc.

Luckily I chose the latter option and I have a great relationship with all the team, I have strong coders that are more self-sufficient, and I enjoy more time coding now.

I think the lesson I learned is that you get out of your team much more than you put in, strive to inspire your devs.

[nk1337 → mkadlec]

Agreed. I think one of the things I learned from my Tech Lead is how to handle stressful code-related situations and communicate with other teams.

This is one of the important skills to have and will have huge impact on "engineering atmosphere".