Emily DresnerinBetter ProgrammingYour Team Needs a Strategy — Here’s How to Write OneTeam leaders — If I walk up to you today and ask to see your team strategy document, can you show it to me? Answer: Probably not. You…Jun 1, 20239Jun 1, 20239
Emily DresnerinBetter ProgrammingManaging Team Health, Tech Debt, and Avoiding the Dreaded RewriteWe’ve all been there: an experienced team staffed with brilliant engineers starting a new product strong and constantly shipping. The…May 26, 20234May 26, 20234
Emily DresnerinBetter ProgrammingBuy or Build: A Handy Decision-Making GuideThis guide is a bit “make the bread, buy the butter.”May 17, 2023May 17, 2023
Emily DresnerinBetter ProgrammingWhy an Engineering Manager Should Not Review CodeWhen discussing team organization, I am often asked: “Why don’t you have the tech lead manage the team?” My response is to hiss like a…May 11, 202354May 11, 202354
Emily DresnerinBetter ProgrammingEngineering Leadership, Scaling Yourself, and Building BenchThe most important skill a leader must learn is how to scale themselves.May 3, 202310May 3, 202310
Emily DresnerinBetter ProgrammingEngineering Culture, Trust, and AccountabilityI figured I would open with a topic I know and understand well: technical Leadership, building a healthy engineering culture, and the…Apr 28, 202319Apr 28, 202319