Pete Goodliffe, Software developer, columnist, speaker, and author
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Pete Goodliffe, Software developer, columnist, speaker, and author![]() |
Presentation: "The Craftsman Learns (or Learning the Craft)"
Track:
Software Craftsmanship
Time: Wednesday 13:45 - 14:45 Location: St. James's Suite
Abstract:
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:
Keywords: Craftsman, Learning, Soft-skills, Software practice Target audience:
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