--- title: Best The Developing Dev posts — August 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted The Developing Dev posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/developingdev/best-of/2024/08 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/developingdev/best-of/2024/08 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best The Developing Dev posts — August 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted The Developing Dev posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of The Developing Dev — August 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/should-you-become-an-engineering-manager--owhsgikey "Should You Become an Engineering Manager?") Article The Developing Dev · 2y Should You Become an Engineering Manager? Deciding between an engineering manager (EM) role and an individual contributor (IC) path involves considering career growth, working style, and skill development. Managers often face less control over their career growth due to organizational needs but may find rapid advancement in growing companies. They work mostly through delegation and influence, resulting in fewer hours but more fragmented schedules. Engineers with strong people skills or aspiring to executive roles might find management rewarding. Transitioning to management typically requires proving oneself in a senior IC role first and showing readiness through smaller management tasks. 61 2 [See all The Developing Dev archives](/sources/developingdev/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/developingdev/best-of/2024/08#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/developingdev/best-of/2024/08","name":"Best The Developing Dev Posts — August 2024","description":"The most upvoted The Developing Dev posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/developingdev/best-of/2024/08#items","numberOfItems":1,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/should-you-become-an-engineering-manager--owhsgikey","name":"Should You Become an Engineering Manager?"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The Developing Dev","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/developingdev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/developingdev/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"August 2024"}]}]} ```