Becoming a Better Programmer (2013)
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This document provides an overview of a session on becoming a better programmer. The session will explore what it means to be a better programmer, examine different skill levels from novice to expert, and discuss practical methods for improvement. A number of guest speakers will provide insights and perspectives on developing skills and attitudes to advance as a programmer. The goal is to help attendees determine how to continuously learn and improve.
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Becoming a Better Programmer (2013)
- 1. accu 2013 bristol, april becoming a better programmer PETE GOODLIFFE [email protected] @petegoodliffe
- 3. @petegoodliffe [email protected] goodliffe.blogspot.com www.goodliffe.net PE TE G OODL PROGRAMME IFFE R / AUTHOR / COLUMN IST / TEACHER ★ CON SCIENTIOUS CODER
- 5. you
- 6. this
- 7. We all want to be better programmers, right? This entertaining session will help you to work out how. With the help of a number of special guests, we will provide a series of practical, simple methods to become a better programmer. We'll gain some real insights from respected developers. There will be plenty of hand-waving and jumping, a little philosophy, and some twists. Be the best programmer you can!
- 8. We all want to be better programmers, right? This entertaining session will help you to work out how. With the help of a number of special guests, we will provide a series of practical, simple methods to become a better programmer. We'll gain some real insights from respected developers. There will be plenty of hand-waving and jumping, a little philosophy, and some twists. Be the best programmer you can!
- 9. the plan
- 10. people & wrap up intro (set the scene) stuff (what have we learnt?) (exploring themes) you are here you leave entertained and educated
- 13. ? what does it mean? better than what? how do we do it?
- 14. does it matter?
- 15. yes
- 16. yes
- 17. yes!
- 18. why?
- 20. but why be better?
- 21. financial build // rework // repurpose // maintain
- 23. personal pride
- 26. what does better look like?
- 27. better than what? you are now // programmers around you // industry average
- 28. super awesome you? liability
- 29. super awesome you? liability
- 30. super awesome skill b skill a skill c you? liability
- 31. skills design attitudes communication technologies inter-personal politics techniques
- 33. a long learning process
- 34. useful models
- 35. FOUR THE LEVELS OF ★ INCOMPETENCE
- 36. four levels of (in)competence compe tence Unc onscious in ten ce om pe us inc Co ns cio ce p eten co m en ce c io us p et Co ns c om io us n sc Un co
- 37. THE DREYFUS MODEL SKILLS OF ACQUISITION
- 39. expert proficient competent advanced beginner novice
- 40. expert // authority, interlinked with other skills, intuition proficient // corrects previous errors, learn from others, interprets maxims has TACIT knowledge competent // mental model, plan routes, solves unknown problems advanced beginner // breaks from rules, gets stuck, can get answers, can’t filter novice // rule-centric
- 41. super awesome liability where are you aiming? (competent is good)
- 43. who do you want to be? (today)
- 45. how do you get better?
- 48. 10,000
- 49. 10,000 expe rt 8,000 s ho w s p ot entia l 4,000 also- ran
- 50. 10,000 = 10 years * 3 hours
- 51. 10,000 hours of what?
- 53. be mindful that you want to improve
- 54. determine what’s important to you? work-required skills skills for your personal pleasure
- 55. ? know where you are now
- 56. ? know where you want to be
- 57. work out how you’ll get there
- 58. people & wrap up intro (set the scene) stuff (what have we learnt?) (exploring themes) you are now here
- 60. ALL★ U? CAST Steve Love Chris Oldwood Frances Buontempo Anthony Williams Didier Verna Matt Turner Phil Nash Anna-Jayne Metcalfe Seb Rose Greg Law
- 61. AS YOU LISTEN... U? does this apply to me which is most appropriate to a novice? which is most appropriate to a competent?
- 62. matt turner become a manager! @mt_inside
- 63. steve love automation @IAmSteveLove
- 64. didier verna the music of programming @didierverna
- 65. frances “dr love” buontempo good feedback @fbuontempo
- 66. phil nash the art of balancing forces @phil_nash
- 67. seb rose developing using examples deliberate practice talking to your testers @sebrose
- 68. greg law realism // the motorbike rider <strangely behind the times>
- 69. chris oldwood the social programmer @chrisoldwood
- 70. anthony williams do things mindfully @a_williams
- 71. anna-jayne metcalfe if it ain’t broken do fix it @annajayne
- 72. U anyone else? things and stuff and stuff and things @audience//participation
- 76. QA ★★★ & ★★★ Pete Goodliffe @petegoodliffe [email protected]
- 78. BUMPH DULL, but important ★ THIS DOCUMENT WAS CREATED BY PETE GOODLIFFE IT IS COPYRIGHT // © 2013 PETE GOODLIFFE >> ALL RIGHTS RESERVED >> ALL THOUGHTS ARE OWNED >> IMAGE CREDITS FOLLOW THANK YOU FOR READING // I HOPE IT WAS USEFUL Version 1.0 2013-03-05
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- 80. the dreyfus model ★ expert proficient competent advanced beginner novice
- 81. novice have no k nowledge (yet) want results (fast) hav e no experience need rules can ’t judge rules
- 82. a dvanced beginner s ome experience some learngieng explicit knowled can break free fro m rules a little will g et quickly stuck know where t o get answers c an't focus out ir relevant details
- 83. competent menta l model made associa tions formed und erstand relative importance of aspects can approach unkno wn problems thi go s is od pla a ethodical routes into problems to be ce plans m
- 84. proficient be yond competency understand big picture frustrated by n ovice simplifications can corr ect previous errors & re flect on experiences maxims focus on important issues tacit knowledge
- 85. expert the pinnacle th ere are very few have authority interlink skills can teach others have intuition natura lly see an answer