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

Shameless Plugs

• Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

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