Andrea Angella - Senior Tech Lead Manager, Software Mentor & Coach

The Productive C# Podcast

Empowering Software Engineers to Progress in Their Career and Become Senior Technical Leaders — Without Burning Out

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Andrea Angella - Senior Tech Lead Manager, Software Mentor & Coach

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Technology

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www.productivecsharp.com

Latest episode

Aug 6, 2025

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Episodes

Stop Wasting Time: Use the 70/20/10 Rule to Grow Fast as a Developer 06.08.2025

Are you spending your time wisely as a software developer? In this video, I share how I borrowed Rob Moore’s 70/20/10 rule and adapted it to help you grow faster and smarter in your software development career. ✅ 70% – Focus on fundamentals and high-ROI learning that compounds over time ⚙️ 20% – Invest in skills that boost your productivity in your current team 🧪 10% – Experiment with cutting-ed...

Want to Level Up Faster in Your Career? Say YES to These Two Questions 04.08.2025

Want to Level Up Faster? Say YES to These Two Questions If you're serious about accelerating your career, there's a simple test: ✅ Do you have a mentor guiding your journey? ✅ Are you mentoring someone else to solidify your growth? If the answer is no to either, you're likely missing out on one of the most powerful ways to grow faster, smarter, and with more impact. In this short vid...

Efficient Top K Algorithm in C# Using Built-In PriorityQueue 04.08.2025

🚀 Boost your .NET skills with this efficient algorithm tip! Want to find the Top K elements from a large dataset without sorting the entire thing? Let me show you how to use the built-in PriorityQueue in .NET to get it done with just O(N log K) complexity 💡It’s a simple but powerful trick: ✅ Use a MinHeap of size K ✅ Keep only the top K elements seen so far ✅ Achieve blazing-fast performance...

Learn to code a Min Heap from scratch in modern C# (for .NET developers) 03.08.2025

I was a little bored recently and thought to myself, why not implement a Heap data structure in C# from scratch just to keep my mind sharp? 🙂I still remember the first time I came across this data structure at university — I was immediately fascinated. What a clever idea: representing a binary tree using an array and applying a simple invariant to build an in-place, stable sorting algorithm like...

The C# Career Architect (TM) 02.08.2025

I am officially self-promoting myself to a C# Career Architect role at Productive C# 😎 I guide engineers at any stage of their career to their next leap (mastery, promotion, pay raise, prestige or new role). I provide guidance, direction and tactical advice on how to grow productively and effectively based on many years of experience in the software industry. It’s not about knowing all the APIs,...

How to transition from Lead Engineer to Engineering Manager 21.12.2024

Learn some advice on how you can transition from Lead Software Engineer to a Software Engineering Manager in your own company. What strategies can you use? How can you increase your influence to get new responsibilities?

To embrace DevOps, how important it is to be skilled in containerization and CI/CD tools? 25.11.2024

How much do you need to know as a C# developer about Docker, CI/CD tools to embrace DevOps? Join my free Modern C# course ABOUT THE HOST Technical Lead @ Redgate Software | ✨Former Six-Times MVP on C# | 💖 Grow Software Engineering Leaders | 💻 Trainer, Mentor and Coach @ productivecsharp.com | 🎤 Host of The Productive C# Podcast | 📚 Books Reader

Avoiding boilerplate and architecture erosion with Metalama 18.11.2024

This is the recording of an event where the architect of Metalama presented the Metalama framework and how it can help you write easy to maintain code.

Free Ask Me Anything Webinar on Software Development 16.11.2024

Join my next Ask Me Anything webinar https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8517318706739/WN_q0g83d-jRy6jiC4A6uOrqw Ask anything about C#, .NET, software development, interviews, architecture, technical leadership, management, soft skills, mentoring, coaching, communication, development processes, teamwork, change management, delivery, risks, personal branding, networking, emotional intelligence...

.NET Conf 2024 - Key Announcements 15.11.2024

Join the Productive C# Ask Me Anything webinar https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6017316781632/WN_AiXvjoZ3QOKMos6jvN0KaQ Join my free Modern C# course https://www.productivecsharp.com/modern-csharp/ ABOUT THE HOST Technical Lead @ Redgate Software | ✨Former Six-Times MVP on C# | 💖 Grow Software Engineering Leaders | 💻 Trainer, Mentor and Coach @ productivecsharp.com | 🎤 Host of The Prod...

What's your opinion on rich domain model and POCO classes? 14.11.2024

Join my free Modern C# course https://www.productivecsharp.com/modern-csharp ABOUT THE HOST Andrea Angella | Technical Lead @ Redgate Software | ✨Former Six-Times MVP on C# | 💖 Grow Software Engineering Leaders | 💻 Trainer, Mentor and Coach @ productivecsharp.com | 🎤 Host of The Productive C# Podcast | 📚 Books Reader

What's the minimal foundation you need on C#? 13.11.2024

Videon on Everyday C# https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZk8T-9kI3w Join my free Modern C# course https://www.productivecsharp.com/modern-csharp ABOUT THE HOST Andrea Angella | Technical Lead @ Redgate Software | ✨Former Six-Times MVP on C# | 💖 Grow Software Engineering Leaders | 💻 Trainer, Mentor and Coach @ productivecsharp.com | 🎤 Host of The Productive C# Podcast | 📚 Books Reader

How do I know if management is for me? 12.11.2024

Join my free Modern C# course https://www.productivecsharp.com/modern-csharp ABOUT THE HOST Andrea Angella | Technical Lead @ Redgate Software | ✨Former Six-Times MVP on C# | 💖 Grow Software Engineering Leaders | 💻 Trainer, Mentor and Coach @ productivecsharp.com | 🎤 Host of The Productive C# Podcast | 📚 Books Reader

How to keep up with the pace of new features added to C# and .NET? 11.11.2024

Join my free Modern C# course https://www.productivecsharp.com/modern-csharp ABOUT THE HOST Andrea Angella | Technical Lead @ Redgate Software | ✨Former Six-Times MVP on C# | 💖 Grow Software Engineering Leaders | 💻 Trainer, Mentor and Coach @ productivecsharp.com | 🎤 Host of The Productive C# Podcast | 📚 Books Reader

What is C#? 10.11.2024

Join my free Modern C# course https://www.productivecsharp.com/modern-csharp ABOUT THE HOST Andrea Angella | Technical Lead @ Redgate Software | ✨Former Six-Times MVP on C# | 💖 Grow Software Engineering Leaders | 💻 Trainer, Mentor and Coach @ productivecsharp.com | 🎤 Host of The Productive C# Podcast | 📚 Books Reader

How to work on a large codebase 09.11.2024

Join my free Modern C# course https://www.productivecsharp.com/modern-csharp ABOUT THE HOST Andrea Angella | Technical Lead @ Redgate Software | ✨Former Six-Times MVP on C# | 💖 Grow Software Engineering Leaders | 💻 Trainer, Mentor and Coach @ productivecsharp.com | 🎤 Host of The Productive C# Podcast | 📚 Books Reader

How to navigate the transition from senior to lead software engineer 06.11.2024

Join Productive C# at https://www.productivecsharp.com & use code PODCAST for an exclusive 15% OFF. Enrol in the Free Modern C# Course at https://www.productivecsharp.com/modern-csharp ABOUT THE HOST Technical Lead @ Redgate Software | ✨Former Six-Times MVP on C# | 💖 Grow Software Engineering Leaders | 💻 Trainer, Mentor and Coach @ productivecsharp.com | 🎤 Host of The Productive C# Podcast...

The Future of C# in the AI era 05.11.2024

Join my free Modern C# course https://www.productivecsharp.com/modern-csharp ABOUT THE HOST Andrea Angella | Technical Lead @ Redgate Software | ✨Former Six-Times MVP on C# | 💖 Grow Software Engineering Leaders | 💻 Trainer, Mentor and Coach @ productivecsharp.com | 🎤 Host of The Productive C# Podcast | 📚 Books Reader

From Hobbyist to Professional - Andrea Angella Quick Coding Story 04.11.2024

A quick story of my professional journey on how I started coding until now leading teams of .NET software engineers (in 2024) https://www.productivecsharp.com/ Join my free Modern C# course https://www.productivecsharp.com/modern-csharp ABOUT THE HOST Andrea Angella | Technical Lead @ Redgate Software | ✨Former Six-Times MVP on C# | 💖 Grow Software Engineering Leaders | 💻 Trainer, Mentor and Co...

Free Delegation Secrets Masterclass for Software Engineers and Engineering Leaders 20.06.2024

Join my free Modern C# course https://www.productivecsharp.com/modern-csharp ABOUT THE HOST Andrea Angella | Technical Lead @ Redgate Software | ✨Former Six-Times MVP on C# | 💖 Grow Software Engineering Leaders | 💻 Trainer, Mentor and Coach @ productivecsharp.com | 🎤 Host of The Productive C# Podcast | 📚 Books Reader

Learning and Sharing for Success 16.05.2024

Are you prioritising learning and self development enough in your life? Spend some time to reflect how learning and sharing can improve your life and work.

Ask Me Anything - Free Webinar 08.05.2024

Join my next Ask Me Anything webinar https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6317308506540/WN_AiXvjoZ3QOKMos6jvN0KaQ#/registration

Build Amazing .NET Apps with C# and the Uno Platform 01.02.2024

Listen to a fantastic interview with Jérôme Laban, CTO of the Uno Platform, to understand how to build complete .NET apps using C# everywhere, thanks to the new C# Markup. Master C# with Productive C# Membership at http://productivecsharp.com/membership

Leadership is Language 18.01.2024

You are a leader, and you don't know it yet. Learn my key takeaways from the book "Leadership is Language". Join my free Modern C# course https://www.productivecsharp.com/modern-csharp ABOUT THE HOST Andrea Angella | Technical Lead @ Redgate Software | ✨Former Six-Times MVP on C# | 💖 Grow Software Engineering Leaders | 💻 Trainer, Mentor and Coach @ productivecsharp.com | 🎤 Host of The Producti...

Leveraging async braindumping to improve the quality of your meetings 26.12.2023

In this episode I share how async braindumping helps to make your meetings more inclusive and fair as well as improving the quality of discussions and decision making. There is a little price to pay in terms or organization but the benefits are well worth the cost.

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