Better Software Developers

People not Resources

Developers?

Managers?

Software Projects

Chaos Summary Report 2009 24% 32% 44%

At the beginning..

Raise of complexity

Waterfall Requirements Design Implementation Veriﬁcation

Design Patterns

2000 to 2008 60 45 30 15 0 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

A Process is not enough

It needs skilled people

Can we measure developers?

Visionary

Trailblazer

Workhorse

Software Engineering failed

Master and Apprentices

Find a Mentor

Code Kata

Code Kata public void roll(int pins) { rolls[currentRoll++] = pins; } public int score() { int score = 0; int frameIndex = 0; for (int frame = 0; frame < 10; frame++) { if (isStrike(frameIndex)) { score += 10 + strikeBonus(frameIndex); frameIndex++; } else if (isSpare(frameIndex)) { score += 10 + spareBonus(frameIndex); frameIndex += 2; } else { score += sumOfBallsInFrame(frameIndex); frameIndex += 2; } } return score; }

Coding Dojo

http://katakasts.com

How to hire them?

What do developers want?

Two Factor Theory Job Satisfaction = Hygiene Factors + Motivation Factors

Hygiene Factors

You get what you pay

Motivation Factors

Cool Technologies

Right Kind of Problems

Being Recognized for Hard Work

Conclusions?

Raise the Bar

Chaos Summary Report 2009 24% 32% 44%

Pilots

Doctors

Forget the Cheaper

Hire the Best

Choose your way No Dev Dev

Developers of the world, unite!

Questions?

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Better Software Developers

by giordano scalzo on May 06, 2010

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