Sara Jackson

Joining the conversation is Sara Jackson, a developer at Thoughtbot, who shares her insights on supporting colleagues through each phase of app development. She emphasizes the power of clear documentation and notes to assist future developers. The discussion covers the balance between new project excitement and the challenges of maintaining existing code. Sara also highlights the significance of automation tools and coding standards in reducing complexity, underscoring the need for empathy and collaboration among developers.

Sara Jackson, team lead at thoughtbot, talks about her experience teaching in Kanazawa, differences between students in Japan vs the US, transitioning from Java to Ruby, LAN parties in Rochester, and her closing thoughts on RubyConf.