learning software

development

the „right‟ way.

DANIEL MAY (@danielrmay)

ME

18working since 16

silverlight + blend specialist

actively learning

software

development since I

was 12

education

SESSION AIM

thought provocation

PROBLEM

SOLUTION

SESSION

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

we don‟t know everything

we can‟t know everything

“you‟ve got to strike a happy

balance between confidence

and arrogance”

- gary short

HOW DO WE FIX THIS

PROBLEM?

there is no solution

WE CAN ONLY

educate

ourselves

- what?

- methods

- enthusiasm

- discuss

what?

what is the „right‟ way to learn

software development?

BACK tob

asic

s

what

is

LEARNING?

“the cognitive

process of

acquiring skill

or knowledge”

boffins

1. visual

2. auditory

3. kinesthetic

don‟t restrict yourself

RECAP...

no-one stops learning

boffins: 3 types

don‟t restrict yourself

SOFTWARE

DEVELOPMENT

==

PROBLEM

SOLVING

LOOK

BEYOND

differences

we can learn from the

approach of others

uninvolved in our specific

„software development‟ field

CHRISTOPHER

ALEXANDER

architect

a reusable solution to a

problem

methods

videos/webcasts

professional training

books

community events

online tutorials

videos/webcasts

professional training

books

community events

online tutorials

videos

podcasts

hacking

seeing

listening

doing

WHAT YOU THINK

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

don‟t know everything

aggregate different methods

enthusiasm

ENTHUSE YOURSELF

you cannot learn something

you‟re not interested in

MOTIVATION

e-readers

find something to give you

the motivation to learn

discuss

formal education

disagree?

questions?

to conclude

- aggregate your methods of learning

to get the best result

- 3 styles of learning

-be enthused about your learning

- relate to other professions as

problem-solving

RESOURCES

Steven Warbuton

Ralphandjenny

Macspite

Mrmunningsontour

(CC license, non-commercial use)

SPECIAL THANKS TO

phil winstanley

dave sussman

craig murphy

bye!

daniel@danielmay.co.uk

@danielrmay