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
Google
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 ×××

××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

Paper Koi Lantern: a DIY Kit

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Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

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