WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Nov 5, 2020

How to be balanced in a software development team

Martyna Zurek

The isolated developer stereotype is dead. Learn how a balanced, leaderless team utilizes pair programming and shared responsibility across engineering, UX, and product to build better software.

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