A presentation at WebVisions Portland 2012 in in Portland, OR, USA by Scott Vandehey
Tips for Front-End Teams without Tears, Heartache, or Fistfights Scott Vandehey - @spaceninja - #wvpdx 2012
“You’re a $#%&!!”
Learn to Use (and Love) Version Control
SASS will save you Time & Money
Establish a House Style
Comment Religiously
“Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.” - Brad Bowman
Say Yes more than you say No
Headphones mean Leave Me Alone
This is a Small Town
Thank You! @spaceninja
You know the right way to do things. You’ve got strong opinions on source order, indenting, and comment styles. What happens when your wolf pack of one has to expand, and you add things like version control to the mix? I’ll teach you how to work on a team without resorting to swearing or eye-gouging.
You and your teammates may not be best friends, but you can stop fighting about tabs versus spaces and get back to what matters: Who put Lady Gaga on the office stereo?
for free. You
can too.