The Principle of Charity
A great practice we follow at work is the setting of working agreements. Championed by Aussie powerhouse Atlassian, working agreements are shared values and behaviours that you agree to as a team. We have several, from the mundane but important “We value work-life balance”, through to the scar-tissue driven “We reduce the risk of production issues by ALWAYS testing our code before requesting review”. Of all our working agreements, I think my favourite is this one: ...