Presentation: "The Craftsman Learns (or Learning the Craft)"
Track:
Software Craftsmanship
Time: Wednesday 13:45 - 14:45
Location: St. James's Suite
Abstract:
Exceptional programmers aren't the ones who know it all. No one possibly can,
no matter what the self-professed gurus would have you believe. Truly great
software developers know their limits, and constantly strive to push them, to
learn new skills and amass a catalogue of new techniques that can be applied to
their craft.
As a programmer you constantly face fresh challenges; you will frequently be
forced to learn a new language, a new technology, or a new project. And you
will have to know it all by... yesterday. It's both our responsibility and,
hopefully, our pleasure.
I this talk we'll investigate:
Keywords: Craftsman, Learning, Soft-skills, Software practice
Target audience:
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Software developers should be perennial students.
Exceptional programmers aren't the ones who know it all. No one possibly can,
no matter what the self-professed gurus would have you believe. Truly great
software developers know their limits, and constantly strive to push them, to
learn new skills and amass a catalogue of new techniques that can be applied to
their craft.
As a programmer you constantly face fresh challenges; you will frequently be
forced to learn a new language, a new technology, or a new project. And you
will have to know it all by... yesterday. It's both our responsibility and,
hopefully, our pleasure.
I this talk we'll investigate:
- how the software craftsman approaches learningwhat information to learn, and what to ignore
- how to learn new things effectively
- techniques for quickly picking up new technology
- healthy attitudes to towards learning
- the craftsman's curiosity, and how to assuage it
Keywords: Craftsman, Learning, Soft-skills, Software practice
Target audience:
- Software developers who care about their craft and want to improve their coding skills.
- No assumption will be made about specific technical knowledge.
