Sara Jackson: Why Resilience Is a Team Sport

Maintainable by Robby Russell

Jul 22, 202500:53:06Technology

Robby is joined by Sara Jackson , Senior Developer at thoughtbot , to explore the practical ways teams can foster resilience—not just in their infrastructure, but in their everyday habits. They talk about why documentati...

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