What does the next generation of software developers look like? If I believe the rumors, the guides, the white noise on the internet and what my clients are searching for, the new hire is an excellent, cheap, “T-Shaped” newbie with a lot of experience, the right agile mindset and she’s …
Software development interviews are a different breed from other interviews and, as such, require specialized skills and techniques. This talk will teach you how to prepare for coding interviews, what top companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft really look for, and how to tackle the toughest programming and algorithm problems. …
Here is our monthly selection of knowledge on programming, software testing and project management. This month you will find some interesting information and opinions about software engineering myths, programming career, fixing things, optimization projects, mobile testing, minimum viable products, scaling Agile, lean business analysis and javaScript testing at Facebook.
Allison Kaptur gave a keynote at Kiwi PyCon 2015 in New Zealand on effective learning for programmers. There were two pieces to the talk: one about the mindset needed by programmers for learning and one about particular strategies that software developers can use.
Large organizations present serious challenges, but for the manager of such an organization they typically revolve around managing managers, not just programmers.
Programmers are not like the other kids. They cannot and should not be managed like normal people if your intent is to produce high quality software. The things you would do to make the process go faster will actually make things go slower. This session gives you insight on the …
