CAS2015 Opening - Improving the Software

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Improving the Software Opening

What does it mean to be a Software Developer?

➔ Duties ➔ Responsibilities➔ Skills➔ Attitude➔ Knowledge➔ Principles➔ Ethics

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Nice to meet you!

➔ Developer➔ Team member➔ Mentor➔ Entrepreneur➔ Speaker➔ Author➔ Organiser➔ 15 years developing software➔ Farmer apprentice➔ Cat shelter owner

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So… English or Spanish?

CAS – Conferencia Agile Spain ...

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WAT!?

As a developer I must speak English In order to learn from the sources of knowledge

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Why do software projects fail?

Building the right thing + Building things right

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Back to the Agile Manifesto

➔ One goal was to bridge the gap …between stakeholders and IT peoplebetween managers and developers

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Professional Developer

➔ Junior: “Yay! I've written 5k lines of code myself this week!”

➔ Senior: “We've just deleted 5k lines of code! muhahaha!”

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Step into others’ shoes

➔ What developer would you hire?➔ What developer would you trust?➔ Speak the language of the business

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Improve yourself

➔ The most powerful motivation comes from within.➔ You are responsible for your own career.➔ Write excellent software, give it your best effort

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