Speaker: Trisha Gee

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Developer Champion and Author of "Head First Java" (3rd Ed), "97 Things Every Java Developer Should Know", and "Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA"

Trisha is a Java Champion and author. Trisha has developed Java applications for a range of industries of all sizes, including finance, manufacturing and non-profit, and she's a lead developer advocate at Gradle. She has expertise in Java high performance systems and dabbles with Open Source development.

Trisha’s exceptionally passionate about sharing things that help real developers. That might be: getting them up to speed on the latest version of Java; teaching them tips and tricks to improve their productivity; or promoting healthy technical communities across the globe. Trisha values helping all developers level up their careers and skills at every step of their journey.

Read more from Trisha in the books "Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA", "Head First Java", “97 Things Every Java Developer Should Know” and “What to Look for in a Code Review”.

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Session

Productivity Is Messing Around and Having Fun

Developer satisfaction, developer joy, and business results are strongly correlated. Developer productivity frameworks like SPACE recognize this, with Satisfaction being a key metric. And yet - our jobs are frustrating, filled with mindless work, and free of joy. How do we fix that?

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