Tech

At the end of 2023, my squad started its most important project. I assumed the project leadership role, organizing the project, coordinating the meetings, the release process, etc. At the first months, the project went well, as we took some hard decisions, proved a couple of concepts, and started the rollout for the first phase.

However, I always felt that I was holding the team back and being a bottleneck in the whole team. At a 1x1 with the head of the area, I told him about my frustration and got this answer back:

When I chose to pursue a career in computer science when I was 15 years old, it was basically on liking math and physics. I want to distance myself from writing posts, essays, etc. Time goes by, and now, one of the things that I value at a mature company or team is the existence of technical documentation.

Docs help us to gain historical knowledge of our company, reevaluate decisions, and comprehend the trade-offs between all the decisions. It is also beneficial for the newcomers because it tells them a story. The richer in detail it is, the better it is.