This document introduces software craftsmanship and how to become a craftsman like in traditional crafts. It discusses learning from experienced developers through apprenticeships, pair programming, test-driven development, coding retreats and dojos. Mastering techniques takes practice over time. The path is to learn from others, teach others as a journeyman, and continue challenging oneself with questions.

1. Introduction To
Software Craftsmanship
V1, Because We Embrace Change

2. Romanian
Craftsmanship -
Horezu Area

3. Soft ware Development
Is A Craft

4. How Did One Become
a Craftsman?
Apprentice => Journeyman => Craftsman

5. How Does One
Become a Developer?

6. Have Fun Learning

7. http://theebgar.net/2009/from-6-840-to-754/
College Years: Computer
Science

8. “Professional”
Programmer

9. Things You Learn on
First Day as Professional
• Source Control
• Issue Tracking
• Time Tracking
• Estimation & Deadline
• Communication
• Team Work
• NO MORE FUN

10. Q: How Did You Start
Programming?

11. We are:
Maria Diaconu
Alexandru Bolboaca
10+ yrs of Soft ware
Organization & Technical
Expertise

12. Q: How Did We Start
Programming?

13. We Noticed:
• Developers Learn By Themselves
• College = Computer Science
• Developers have Deadlines =>
Beautiful code at start, Quick & Dirty
Code near Deadlines

14. IDEA
What If You Could Write Beautiful Code At
Least As FAST as Quick&Dirty Code?

15. Be Professional!
• Challenging to learn it at job
• Practice, alone or with other people
• Learn history
• Value experience & knowledge

16. What To Practice?
• Some Ideas:
• Pair programming
• TDD
• Other languages
• Fully use your editor
• Communication
• ... and anything else

17. How To Learn?
• Practice:
• Code Retreat
• Coding Dojo
• Coding Kata
• Pairing with people

18. Code Retreat
• Format:
• One problem
• 3 + 3 x 1h sessions
• Delete the code
• Retrospective
• “Programming is
fun again”

19. Coding Kata
• Term by Dave
Thomas
• Practice over and
over the same
problem or technique

20. Coding Dojo
• One Problem
• Collective Mind
• Phases:
• Discuss
• Code
• Swap

21. From Whom to
Learn?
Experienced Coders
Colleagues
Any Other Developer

22. The Manifesto

23. Be An
Apprentice = Learn from someone
Master = Teach Someone
Journeyman = Travel and Work
With People

24. I Saved a Project with
These Techniques
• Clean Code + Boyscout rule +
refactoring
• Pair
• TDD

25. Questions

26. A Challenge for You!

27. “The Important Thing is Not To Stop
Questioning”

28. Thank You!
Maria Diaconu & Alexandru Bolboaca
MosaicWorks - www.mozaicworks.com
mddiaconu@gmail.com; Twitter: fireladyM
www.alexbolboaca.ro
alexboly@gmail.com; Twitter: alexboly
AgileWorks Romania - agileworks.ro
OpenAgile Romania - openagile.ro