Lead Time Chats

Anna Sulkina on Endurance Sports and Software Engineering

Episode Summary

In this episode of Lead Time Chats, Jean Hsu, VP of Engineering at Range, chats with Anna Sulkina, Director of Engineering at Twitter, about the parallels between endurance spots and software engineering.

Episode Notes

In this episode of Lead Time Chats, Jean Hsu, VP of Engineering at Range, chats with Anna Sulkina, Director of Engineering at Twitter, about the parallels between endurance spots and software engineering.

Anna and Jean discuss:

• The many parallels between long-distance running and software development
• How important prioritizing recovery and recharge time is
• Understanding the why in the short-term (why you’re running a race, or why you’re building something in a two-week sprint)
• Understanding the why in the long-term (an active lifestyle, or what you want out of your tech career)
• Using retros as a way to debrief in life, not just in software development