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Supper Club × Sarah Drasner on Engineering Management
Jan 6, 2023 · 55 min
0:00-55:10
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In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Sarah Drasner about her new book, Engineering Management for the Rest of Us, what it’s like moving from management to coding and back, the book writing process, and her Fortnite VS Code theme.
Show Notes- 00:36 Welcome
- 01:59 Who is Sarah Drasner?
- @Sarah_Edo on Twitter
- @Sarah_Edo on Mastodon
- @Sdras on CodePen
- @SDras on GitHub
- SarahDrasnerDesign.com
- Engineering Management for the Rest of Us
- Amazon: Engineering Management for the Rest of Us
- Netlify
- 05:25 How did you figure out what to do in management?
- 07:20 How do you get out of engineer’s way?
- The Engineer Manager pendulum
- 09:39 Do you spend time on making the person happy in the job?
- 15:51 Should managers code?
- 19:16 Was it difficult to step out of coding?
- 21:07 Why do people leave jobs?
- 24:04 Dealing with conflict and reorgs
- 28:36 What makes a good retro?
- 31:25 What was your process for writing a book?
- SVG Animations: From Common UX Implementations to Complex Responsive Animation
- Scrivener
- Egghead
- Mayfly Design
- Sarah Drasner’s articles on CSS Tricks
- Sarah Drasner’s articles on Smashing Magazine
- 43:44 Supper Club questions
- Sarah Drasner’s VS Code snippets and themes
- Creating a VS Code theme
- Wes Bos Cobalt 2 VS Code theme
- Partytown beta
- 53:10 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××
- Scott’s Instagram
- LevelUpTutorials Instagram
- Wes’ Instagram
- Wes’ Twitter
- Wes’ Facebook
- Scott’s Twitter
- Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets
@Sarah_Edo on Twitter
twitter.com@Sarah_Edo on Mastodon
hachyderm.io@Sdras on CodePen
codepen.io@SDras on GitHub
github.comSarahDrasnerDesign.com
sarahdrasnerdesign.comGoogle
google.comEngineering Management for the Rest of Us
engmanagement.devNetlify
netlify.comThe Engineer Manager pendulum
charity.wtfScrivener
literatureandlatte.comEgghead
egghead.ioMayfly Design
mayflydesign.comSarah Drasner’s articles on CSS Tricks
css-tricks.comSarah Drasner’s articles on Smashing Magazine
smashingmagazine.comSarah Drasner’s VS Code snippets and themes
marketplace.visualstudio.comCreating a VS Code theme
css-tricks.comWes Bos Cobalt 2 VS Code theme
marketplace.visualstudio.comPartytown beta
partytown.builder.ioPaper Koi Lantern: a DIY Kit
kickstarter.comScott’s Instagram
instagram.comLevelUpTutorials Instagram
instagram.comWes’ Instagram
instagram.comWes’ Twitter
twitter.comWes’ Facebook
facebook.comScott’s Twitter
twitter.com@SyntaxFM
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