software craftsmanship essentials

Software Craftsmanship

Essentials

Eduards Sizovseduards.sizovs@gmail.com

@eduardsi on Twitter www.craftsmans.lv

Agenda

Introduction

Disciplines – DOs & DON’Ts

Resources

Q&A

What topics dominate on software development

conferences?

0 TALKS ON FUNDAMENTAL ENGINEERING PRACTICES

Most software projects look like a Big Ball of Mud

Theory vs. practice mismatch

Software craftsmanship is a

movement about getting better

at software development

particularly through gaining

professional skills.

Responsibility

Who is responsible for quality in a project?

QA SHOULD FIND NOTHING.

Have you ever been impeded by bad code?

Clean Code

Leave the campground cleaner than you found it.

Take responsibility over architecture.

http://martinfowler.com/articles/designDead.html

http://martinfowler.com/bliki/DesignStaminaHypothesis.html

Lean Architecture: for Agile Software Development

James O. Coplien

Learn domain you’re working in

Who always uses TDD?

TDD

Who is responsible for your education?

Learning

• Open Source

• Breakable Toys

• Books (Safari, Shelfari)

• Online Resources (InfoQ)

• Slides (SlideShare)

• Following (Twitter)

• Pairing

• User Groups

• Conferences

• Trainings

• Discussion Lists

• FedEx days

Your idea of Perfect Code

Code you write at work

«You Suck Gap »

Deliberate Practice

• Code Katas

• Coding Dojos

• Code Retreat

• Craftsmen Swaps

• Craftsmen Journey

• Craftsmen Spikes

Apprentice.

Don’t be Prima Donna

Resources

manifesto.softwarecraftsmanship.org

« Programming is not a craft

»by Dan North http://goo.gl/eS4DY

Robert Martin

Corey Haines

Valueless Software http://goo.gl/LDe2N0

The Hacker, The Novice, The Artist, and The Craftsmanhttp://goo.gl/qmHIFr

Hitting the High Noteshttp://goo.gl/rd8MF

8th Lighthttp://www.8thlight.com/principles

Thank you!