Holistic Developer Playbook

Weekly newsletter for software engineers.

Holistic Developer Playbook is a weekly newsletter helping software engineers to improve their soft skills, speak confidently in meetings and presentations, and become the person everybody wants to work with.

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    Who is Holistic Developer Playbook for?

    📗 Beginner software engineers: People who are studying software engineering or looking for their first job in the industry, and want to gain self confidence and market themselves to land the job.

    📕 Software engineer managers: People who are leading a team of developers, and want to get more out of their team.

    📘 Experienced software engineers: People who have been in the industry for a while already, and want to level up their skills beyond technical skills.

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    Who Am I?

    Tuomo Kankaanpää
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    Holistic Developer Playbook is written by Tuomo Kankaanpää.

    Tuomo has 10+ years experience working in the software industry in different team settings, most of which as a senior software developer and lately as a Head of Software Development.

    These experiences give unique insight on how to:

    • Build confidence in your skills
    • Transition from junior roles to senior and lead roles
    • Navigate different team settings
    • Get along with different people
    • Lead a team of software engineers

    My promise to you

    As a Holistic Developer Playbook reader, I promise:

    I will never miss a week: You can count on me to deliver weekly insights on different aspects of working as a software engineer, which will help you to grow as a software engineer beyond technical skills, directly into your inbox.

    I will iterate in real time based on your feedback: If there are specific questions you have or problems you don’t know how to solve, just ask! I value you as a reader and always want to be creating what is most useful and helpful for you and your goals.

    I will share my insights without holding back: Over 10+ years as a software engineer has thought me skills beyond the obvious technical ones, things like:

    • Convincing others
    • Giving and receiving feedback
    • Things that make you stand out
    • Handling stress
    • Navigating conflicts
    • Teamwork
    • Overall building a career you are proud of

    These things among others are the things I will share with you, without holding anything back.

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    See you on the other side!

    Cheers, Tuomo.