Sarah Drasner
@sarahedo.bsky.social
Opinions my own.
https://sarah.dev
Sr Director of Engineering @ Google: Core Web, Android, iOS Infrastructure
Formerly Vue Core •
Frontend Masters teacher •
O'Reilly Author •
https://www.engmanagement.dev/
https://github.com/sdras
https://sarah.dev
Sr Director of Engineering @ Google: Core Web, Android, iOS Infrastructure
Formerly Vue Core •
Frontend Masters teacher •
O'Reilly Author •
https://www.engmanagement.dev/
https://github.com/sdras
🛠️ If your team has issues to work through:
We do an exercise at offsites called Elephants, Tigers & Paper Tigers.
- Elephants are things that the group isn’t talking about but needs to
- Tigers are things threatening the team, risks
- Paper tigers are things that seem like risks, but aren’t
We do an exercise at offsites called Elephants, Tigers & Paper Tigers.
- Elephants are things that the group isn’t talking about but needs to
- Tigers are things threatening the team, risks
- Paper tigers are things that seem like risks, but aren’t
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🛠️ If your team has issues to work through:
We do an exercise at offsites called Elephants, Tigers & Paper Tigers.
- Elephants are things that the group isn’t talking about but needs to
- Tigers are things threatening the team, risks
- Paper tigers are things that seem like risks, but aren’t
We do an exercise at offsites called Elephants, Tigers & Paper Tigers.
- Elephants are things that the group isn’t talking about but needs to
- Tigers are things threatening the team, risks
- Paper tigers are things that seem like risks, but aren’t
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a decades long campaign by the ruling class to stigmatize kindness and empathy has been depressingly successful
November 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
a decades long campaign by the ruling class to stigmatize kindness and empathy has been depressingly successful
The only positive of traveling a lot for work is that you’re always half packed anyways
October 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The only positive of traveling a lot for work is that you’re always half packed anyways
Things that not every product needs:
- push notifications
- chat
- a perky AI assistant
Jus’ sayin
- push notifications
- chat
- a perky AI assistant
Jus’ sayin
October 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Things that not every product needs:
- push notifications
- chat
- a perky AI assistant
Jus’ sayin
- push notifications
- chat
- a perky AI assistant
Jus’ sayin
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Happy 75th Dr. Ronald McNair. An entire generation of Black STEM scholars are because you were. Shout out to Aggieland.
October 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Happy 75th Dr. Ronald McNair. An entire generation of Black STEM scholars are because you were. Shout out to Aggieland.
My stomach doesn’t take well to wheat but I ordered a French toast because I’m a gluten for punishment
October 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
My stomach doesn’t take well to wheat but I ordered a French toast because I’m a gluten for punishment
Reposted by Sarah Drasner
Reposted by Sarah Drasner
Had a smashing time at @smashingconf.com last week, meeting people & nerding about #CSS value resolution.
Now back to the video course. Aiming to launch a first module in Jan/Feb!
From grids/alignment to guaranteed invalid values – sign up for updates & discounts:
oddbird.dev/courses/desi...
Now back to the video course. Aiming to launch a first module in Jan/Feb!
From grids/alignment to guaranteed invalid values – sign up for updates & discounts:
oddbird.dev/courses/desi...
Designing With Code
CSS video course waitlist signup
oddbird.dev
October 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Had a smashing time at @smashingconf.com last week, meeting people & nerding about #CSS value resolution.
Now back to the video course. Aiming to launch a first module in Jan/Feb!
From grids/alignment to guaranteed invalid values – sign up for updates & discounts:
oddbird.dev/courses/desi...
Now back to the video course. Aiming to launch a first module in Jan/Feb!
From grids/alignment to guaranteed invalid values – sign up for updates & discounts:
oddbird.dev/courses/desi...
Thank you @jsconf.bsky.social and @openjsf.org for a great time! ✨
October 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Thank you @jsconf.bsky.social and @openjsf.org for a great time! ✨
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As always, awesome talk by @sarahedo.bsky.social at #jsconf!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Sarah is such a great speaker, teacher, and her illustrations are amazing!
October 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
As always, awesome talk by @sarahedo.bsky.social at #jsconf!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Sarah is such a great speaker, teacher, and her illustrations are amazing!
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I’m in love with @sarahedo.bsky.social’s hand-drawn illustrations in her #jsconf slides 😍
Great talk too, I dig the high-level overview of how different platforms do UI, that’s exactly the kind of cross-pollination we need to design better APIs for the Web.
Great talk too, I dig the high-level overview of how different platforms do UI, that’s exactly the kind of cross-pollination we need to design better APIs for the Web.
October 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I’m in love with @sarahedo.bsky.social’s hand-drawn illustrations in her #jsconf slides 😍
Great talk too, I dig the high-level overview of how different platforms do UI, that’s exactly the kind of cross-pollination we need to design better APIs for the Web.
Great talk too, I dig the high-level overview of how different platforms do UI, that’s exactly the kind of cross-pollination we need to design better APIs for the Web.
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Super helpful graphics from @sarahedo.bsky.social that helps me with my GPU talk on Thursday. She awakened the nerd in all of us. What a great way to start #jsconf
October 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Super helpful graphics from @sarahedo.bsky.social that helps me with my GPU talk on Thursday. She awakened the nerd in all of us. What a great way to start #jsconf
💥 did a small drawing explaining the JS execution model including the event loop. I hope it’s helpful to folks. Debugging is always easier when the underlying implementations are understood.
October 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
💥 did a small drawing explaining the JS execution model including the event loop. I hope it’s helpful to folks. Debugging is always easier when the underlying implementations are understood.
Reposted by Sarah Drasner
Get inspired at #btconf Berlin 2025. Join leading voices in design and development for two days of talks, workshops, and conversations that ignite new ideas. beyondtellerrand.com/events/berli...
beyond tellerrand // BERLIN 2025, taking place 06 - 07 Nov 2025
beyond tellerrand 2025 in Berlin. Join us on 06 - 07 Nov 2025 for talks about web, design, technology, typography and much more. In the renowned friendly atmosphere.
beyondtellerrand.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Get inspired at #btconf Berlin 2025. Join leading voices in design and development for two days of talks, workshops, and conversations that ignite new ideas. beyondtellerrand.com/events/berli...
Reporting from vacation: Vintage Story is the greatest game ever
September 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Reporting from vacation: Vintage Story is the greatest game ever
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The Angular + AI Developer Event is happening tomorrow, September 16!
Don't miss your chance to see AI demos, get key updates from the Angular team, and have your questions answered live.
Tune in to see what's next:
🔗 youtube.com/live/uFdxw4S...
Don't miss your chance to see AI demos, get key updates from the Angular team, and have your questions answered live.
Tune in to see what's next:
🔗 youtube.com/live/uFdxw4S...
Angular + AI Developer Event
Angular is ready to help you build the next wave of AI powered applications. Join the Angular team this September for an exclusive showcase of what's next. There will be live demos, powerful new tools, special guests and live Q&A. Be the first to explore the possibilities of Angular with AI.
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September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Angular + AI Developer Event is happening tomorrow, September 16!
Don't miss your chance to see AI demos, get key updates from the Angular team, and have your questions answered live.
Tune in to see what's next:
🔗 youtube.com/live/uFdxw4S...
Don't miss your chance to see AI demos, get key updates from the Angular team, and have your questions answered live.
Tune in to see what's next:
🔗 youtube.com/live/uFdxw4S...
Reliability is sort of like a stomachache. It’s hard for people to really appreciate not having issues until you have issues.
September 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Reliability is sort of like a stomachache. It’s hard for people to really appreciate not having issues until you have issues.
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i once tried “strong opinions, weekly held” as a joke but half the readers didn’t notice the spelling and the other half must’ve thought i can’t spell
September 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
i once tried “strong opinions, weekly held” as a joke but half the readers didn’t notice the spelling and the other half must’ve thought i can’t spell
Reposted by Sarah Drasner
@angular.dev summer update: blog.angular.dev/angular-summ...
I couldn't believe how many new things the team released since v20 in May! Thanks @marktechson.com for writing this amazing update with me! The whole team did such an amazing job in delivering big and small things!
I couldn't believe how many new things the team released since v20 in May! Thanks @marktechson.com for writing this amazing update with me! The whole team did such an amazing job in delivering big and small things!
Angular Summer Update 2025
Authors: Jens Kuehlers Mark Techson
blog.angular.dev
August 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
@angular.dev summer update: blog.angular.dev/angular-summ...
I couldn't believe how many new things the team released since v20 in May! Thanks @marktechson.com for writing this amazing update with me! The whole team did such an amazing job in delivering big and small things!
I couldn't believe how many new things the team released since v20 in May! Thanks @marktechson.com for writing this amazing update with me! The whole team did such an amazing job in delivering big and small things!
Getting flowers from friends makes my day ❤️
August 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Getting flowers from friends makes my day ❤️
One of the biggest adjustments I see new leaders going through is the amount of context shifting.
It’s very frustrating! Where your work used to allow for flow state, you need to stay interrupt driven so your staff can stay focused.
Leaders should be helpers.
It’s very frustrating! Where your work used to allow for flow state, you need to stay interrupt driven so your staff can stay focused.
Leaders should be helpers.
August 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
One of the biggest adjustments I see new leaders going through is the amount of context shifting.
It’s very frustrating! Where your work used to allow for flow state, you need to stay interrupt driven so your staff can stay focused.
Leaders should be helpers.
It’s very frustrating! Where your work used to allow for flow state, you need to stay interrupt driven so your staff can stay focused.
Leaders should be helpers.
Needed to update my headshots, my old ones were… old. The lovely Julie Harris Photography did a great job! ❤️
August 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Needed to update my headshots, my old ones were… old. The lovely Julie Harris Photography did a great job! ❤️
The book Upstream by Dan Heath is worth a read (author of Switch and Made to Stick)
The premise is thinking upstream to solve systemic issues to avoid “problem blindness” (when you can’t see something right in front of you because you’re so used to the problem)
I love systems thinking.
The premise is thinking upstream to solve systemic issues to avoid “problem blindness” (when you can’t see something right in front of you because you’re so used to the problem)
I love systems thinking.
August 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The book Upstream by Dan Heath is worth a read (author of Switch and Made to Stick)
The premise is thinking upstream to solve systemic issues to avoid “problem blindness” (when you can’t see something right in front of you because you’re so used to the problem)
I love systems thinking.
The premise is thinking upstream to solve systemic issues to avoid “problem blindness” (when you can’t see something right in front of you because you’re so used to the problem)
I love systems thinking.
One tangible problem with AI hype is that there is a degree of provocative hypothesis that is necessary in order for people to think a little differently about old problems.
But then the hype goes so far that it becomes detached from technical reality, and thus, disqualifies itself.
But then the hype goes so far that it becomes detached from technical reality, and thus, disqualifies itself.
August 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
One tangible problem with AI hype is that there is a degree of provocative hypothesis that is necessary in order for people to think a little differently about old problems.
But then the hype goes so far that it becomes detached from technical reality, and thus, disqualifies itself.
But then the hype goes so far that it becomes detached from technical reality, and thus, disqualifies itself.