Enjoy the following series of interviews with the speakers, top-notch software crafters from across Europe, joining I T.A.K.E Unconference, Bucharest, 11-12 May. Discover the lessons learned and what drives them to challenge the known path in their field.
Peter Kofler is a software developer since 17 years and still enthusiastic about writing code. At I T.A.K.E Unconference, he will share more about Brutal Coding Constraints.
#1. Please share with us 5 things you did that helped you grow & become the professional you are today
1. The biggest thing I did that changed me was a Journeyman Tour. For three months I visited different companies in Vienna and paired with their developers. See here for more information. (Three Month Journeyman Tour)
2. This included a lot of pair programming with strangers. I like pair programming and make use of it to learn from others. (Pair Programming)
3. I did (and still do) a lot of Code Katas to practice and experiment with code, patterns, and design. (Code Katas)
4. Try to continuously improve.
5. Read technical books.
#2. What challenges will the participants find solutions to during your session at I T.A.K.E Unconference 2017?
Yes, my session, the Brutal Coding Constraints, is a real challenge. It challenges our perception of Object Orientation and aims to deepen our understanding.
#3. Recommend for the participants 3 sources you find inspiration from and would help them better understand you
* Michael Feathers – The Deep Synergy Between Testability and Good Design
* Bryan Liles – TATFT – Test All the F…in Time
* J.B. Rainsberger – The Worlds Best Introduction to TDD
Want to join Peter and ~300 software crafters from around Europe?
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Meet the speakers – Part 2. Super early bird tickets available!
Software craftsmen from more than 15 countries will meet in the heart of Bucharest, 19-20 May, at I T.A.K.E Unconference! For 2 days, almost 30 speakers will share insights, latest trends, and deliver hands-on sessions.
We have previously shared the first round of practitioners who will make this year event a one not to be missed. Below, you can read more about the next 5:
Franziska Sauerwein, Software Craftswoman at Codurance LTD, UK
Introduction to Outside In Test Driven Development (London School) (Live coding)
Learn about different styles of TDD and how to choose the appropriate one
Raising The Bar (Talk)
My Journey Towards Software Craftsmanship
Philipp Krenn, Tamer of technology at ecosio, Austria
Automate all the things AWS with Ansible (Workshop)
You want to automate your AWS infrastructure, the provisioning of instances, and your deployments? Then Ansible is the right tool for you and this workshop gets you up and running in no time
Tugberk Ugurlu, Software Developer at Redgate Software, UK
How Docker Changes the Way You Work with and Release Your Microservices (Talk)
1000 feet overview of managing a solution architecture that consists of Microservices with Docker
Zero Downtime Deployment Golden Rules (Talk)
Getting Into the Zero Downtime Deployment World
Tim Perry, Tech lead and Open-Source Champion at Softwire, Spain
Microservice Pipeline Architecture (Talk)
Microservice architecture in practice, to build content pipelines
Andrey Adamovich, Software Architect at Aestas IT, Latvia
Patterns for infrastructure as-a-code (Talk)
Patterns are everywhere
Visualizing codebases (Talk)
Want to challenge the current programming practices as these software craftsmen are doing? Want to experience new techniques, debate on the existing ones or even pair program in the I T.A.K.E Unconference space?
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Stay tuned. We will continue publishing more about the program, speakers and the dynamic learning practices awaiting you.
Thrilled to see you in May!
Putting the Science in Computer Science with Felienne Hermans
Most conversations about best practices in software development focus on personal preferences: Vim versus emacs, static versus dynamic typing, Java versus C#. Other domains use research to settle such questions. Couldn’t software development benefit from science as well?
Felienne Hermans, assistant professor at Delft University of Technology, had a very engaging talk at I T.A.K.E. Unconference 2014 about experiments designed and run to answer questions such as:
- What is the best programming language?
- Do design patterns help in any way?
- Is Linus’ law correct?
- Are spreadsheets code?
Watch her talk @ I T.A.K.E. Unconference 2014 edition to find out the results.
Check out more about I T.A.K.E. Unconference 2015 or see directly the Schedule.
Playing with projections
Enjoy the following series of interviews with the speakers, top-notch software crafters from across Europe, joining I T.A.K.E Unconference, Bucharest, 11-12 May. Discover the lessons learned and what drives them to challenge the known path in their field.
Thomas Coopman is an independent software engineer and consultant focused on the full stack: frontend, backend and mostly people, practices and processes. At #itakeunconf, in his hands-on session, the participants will be implementing projections based on an event stream we provide.
#1. Please share with us 5 things you did that helped you grow and become the professional you are today
I draw most of my inspiration from visiting and organizing events in the communities. Additionally, the Software Craftsmanship Slack Team is a great place to start discussing with craftspeople all over the world.
1) Experimenting with different career choices until it felt good
2) Exchanging experiences with fellow professionals by attending meetups, usergroups and conferences
3) Fighting the urge to assume I’m always right
4) Limiting the subjects I’m willing to learn and invest time in
5) Investing in my communication techniques. I’m continuously learning to speak non-techie. I’m practicing speaking in front of an audience.
#2. What challenges will the participants find solutions to during your session at I T.A.K.E Unconference 2017?
The ability to extract useful knowledge from a store of historical events.
#3. Recommend for the participants 3 sources you find inspiration from and would help them better understand you
1) The Software Craftsmanship and Testing community are awesome. Reach out to them.
2) Listen to any podcast or audiobook during your commute. It’s far better for your personal growth than listening to the (mostly bad) news on the radio. I particularly like these podcasts: Star Talk Radio and Hardcore History.
3) Pick up a musical instrument and learn to play it adequately. I tend to relax with a guitar in my hands or a piano at my fingertips.
Want to join Thomas and ~300 software crafters from around Europe?
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