How to become great developers and create Better Software through them.

1. Better Software Developers

2. People not Resources

3. Developers?

4. Managers?

5. Software Projects

6. Chaos Summary Report 2009
24%
32%
44%

7. At the beginning..

8. Raise of complexity

9. Waterfall
Requirements
Design
Implementation
Verification

10. UML

11. Design Patterns

12. AGILE

13. 2000 to 2008
60
45
30
15
0
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

14. A Process is not enough

15. It needs skilled people

16. Can we measure developers?

17. Visionary

18. Trailblazer

19. Workhorse

20. Drone

21. Idiot

23. Software Engineering failed

27. Master and Apprentices

28. Study

29. Find a Mentor

30. Code Kata

31. Code Kata
public void roll(int pins) {
rolls[currentRoll++] = pins;
}
public int score() {
int score = 0;
int frameIndex = 0;
for (int frame = 0; frame < 10; frame++) {
if (isStrike(frameIndex)) {
score += 10 + strikeBonus(frameIndex);
frameIndex++;
} else if (isSpare(frameIndex)) {
score += 10 + spareBonus(frameIndex);
frameIndex += 2;
} else {
score += sumOfBallsInFrame(frameIndex);
frameIndex += 2;
}
}
return score;
}

32. Coding Dojo

33. http://katakasts.com

34. How to hire them?

35. What do developers want?

36. Two Factor Theory
Job Satisfaction =
Hygiene Factors +
Motivation Factors

37. Hygiene Factors

38. You get what you pay

39. Motivation Factors

40. Cool Technologies

41. Right Kind of Problems

42. Being Recognized for Hard Work

43. Conclusions?

44. Raise the Bar

45. Chaos Summary Report 2009
24%
32%
44%

46. Pilots

47. Doctors

48. Forget the Cheaper

49. Hire the Best

50. Choose your way
No Dev
Dev

51. Developers of the world, unite!

53. Questions?