1. / Creating a Development Culture

2. Monika
Piotrowicz
Front End Developer,
Jet Cooper
@monsika
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3. We design and build products for web, mobile and
tablet devices
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4. People we work with
We’ve had an opportunity to work alongside leading
Canadian startups, brands, and organizations
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5. Today
What we’re doing today

6. Process
A process exists to support creativity, not resist it
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7. Disclaimers
1. This is only our approach
2. This is difficult
3. Will never be perfect, just better for now
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8. Good conference, right?
But what happens Monday?
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9. Why does this happen?
Don’t go stop chasing Waterfalls
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10. Design
Development
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11. Discovery Production
Design
Development
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12. Discovery Production
Design
Development
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13. != short order cooks
We’re problem solvers too, dammit!
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14. Changes
We need to keep up with them
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16. Ideas
We need a way to share them
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17. (we didn’t pose for this, I swear)
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18. Designers
We want to work with them
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19. Image Credit: Cassie McDaniel
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20. Time for a change
Inside and outside of projects
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21. Devs inside projects
Changing the way we build together

22. A new approach
Killing the “stagger”
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23. Discovery Production
Design
Development
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24. Discovery Production
Design
Development
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26. So uh, what now?
Two new opportunities
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27. 1. Your new best friend
Surprise, it’s the designer!
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28. Levelling
the playing field
A more collaborative approach to design
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29. 2. Research & Prototype
The chance to actually learn about and implement the
new things that interest you
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30. Your sandbox
The freedom to focus on one problem at a time
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31. Form and function
Prototypes can be as bare bones or complex as we want
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34. Your future self
will thank you
The earlier an assumption is challenged, the easier it
will be to fix
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36. Drive the design
Your code is your chance to create a concept
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38. Share & iterate
Design informs development
Development informs design
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39. Design FED
Iteration
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40. Devs in the company
Organization-wide activities

41. Demo Days
Cross-studio learning
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42. Developer meetings
Keep up to date with what the other developers have
been up to
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43. Recess!!!
Self-directed research, prototyping, and internal side
projects.
Bring lessons back to process
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44. Lessons Learned
It’s a lot to implement, but a strong developer culture
can bring a lot of benefits

45. What we gain
1. We make more informed decisions
2. Time is reduced and quality increases
3. Happy developers, yay!
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46. Ok so what?
How can you get the ball rolling for your team?

47. Talk to your designers
Your ally, because no one wants to design in the dark
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48. Become an Advocate
Talk about the benefits of a strong developer team,
Don’t just vent, have meaningful discussions
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49. Take the first step
Even if it’s on your own time, the results will speak for
themselves
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50. Fix the process
Let’s create a stronger stance collectively

51. Thanks!
@monsika
jetcooper.com

52. Questions
+ Answers (Possibly)