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#100 - Why documentation is important for engineering teams | Maxine Whitely, Steph Coates, Ian Schumann, & Ben Grynol
#100 - Why documentation is important for engineering teams | Maxine Whitely, Steph Coates, Ian Schumann, & Ben Grynol
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Apr 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with our software engineers, Maxine Whitely, Steph Coates and Ian Schumann. They chatted about their approach to documentation on the engineering team and how it not only benefits everyone on the team but how it will benefit our future engineers as we scale.
(02:54) - The parable of the engineer
(05:03) - A bridge to non-technical stakeholders
(09:30) - Having the time to document
(10:12) - Understanding through teaching
(13:06) - A culture of documentation
(20:00) - Avoid documentation debt
(20:34) - Pay now or pay later
(23:49) - Don’t make assumptions
(26:10) - Bottlenecks without documentation
(37:47) - Curate your work for your team
Transcripts & Show Notes
Become a Levels Member – levelshealth.com
Learn about Metabolic Health – levelshealth.com/blog
Follow Levels on Social – @Levels on Instagram and Twitter
(02:54) - The parable of the engineer
(05:03) - A bridge to non-technical stakeholders
(09:30) - Having the time to document
(10:12) - Understanding through teaching
(13:06) - A culture of documentation
(20:00) - Avoid documentation debt
(20:34) - Pay now or pay later
(23:49) - Don’t make assumptions
(26:10) - Bottlenecks without documentation
(37:47) - Curate your work for your team
Transcripts & Show Notes
Become a Levels Member – levelshealth.com
Learn about Metabolic Health – levelshealth.com/blog
Follow Levels on Social – @Levels on Instagram and Twitter
Released:
Apr 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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