Building Your Dev 'Red Team': Avoiding Embarrassing Mistakes
2025-02-06
While most development teams are familiar with cybersecurity 'red teams', this article advocates for a broader 'red team' within every development team. This team should include: someone to check for design flaws (preventing embarrassing visuals like a past GitHub billboard incident); someone using ad blockers (ensuring site functionality despite ad-blockers); and someone using a password manager (to ensure smooth auto-fill for login forms). These seemingly simple roles can prevent embarrassing errors, resulting in a more polished product and better user experience.