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Discussion on: How to optimize time in your team? 💡

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Alexandru-Dan Pop • Edited

Deal with unknowns ahead of time 🤔

This is one thing where anyone in the team can add a lot of value if used correctly.
You can save others time by doing this:
If we have a backend and frontend team, design the communication model before implementing anything.
Small details need to be also clear before coding - if there's room for the developer to decide some aspects let him know and make that frictionless.

Improve processes ⚙️

Having a good process is key. The processes need to be optimized for the team and for the business results. As an individual, even if you are the best in the team, you have a cap on the value you can bring. If you optimize processes, you can multiply the results of many people from your team or maybe even cross-department.

Good patterns are templates for later developments 🖼️

Say we already have a very good form in our app that handles everything very well.
Next time when we implement something new, we can always refer to previous similar designs to see how to build it in a consistent way.

Have the initial implementations of your components or code of high quality! It will make a huge difference in the long run.

Improve DX 🤖

DX stands for developer experience.
Want to make everyone from the team happier? Improve DX. This means improving internal tools and using technologies that make developers' lives better.

Improve team habits 💪

  • is knowledge shared?
  • are success and failure shared?