Excellence inSoftware Engineering

The mythical 10x developer

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Excellence in Software Engineering

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10 Times what?

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Characteristic

• Writes code faster• Best design decisions• Knows useful tools• Knows variety of coding styles• Uses many languages• Understands business needs

• Writes code faster• Best design decisions• Knows useful tools• Knows variety of coding styles• Uses many languages• Understands business needs

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How to get there?

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Basics!

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Workplace

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Tools

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Most important of ’em all

Chair:• Supports your back• Supports arms• Ensures correct leg position

• Must be comfortable

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Real Issue

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Universal truth

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Procrastination?

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Distractions

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Workflow

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Planning Framework

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Planning framework :: GTD

Framework to● Gather data● Process data● Manage data

Or just a base to build on

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Planning framework :: Set goals● 15000m view

Life goals, why I'm hereWhat I want to achieve, why I even do things

● 12000m view3-5 year goals. What are my career goals

● 9000m viewThis year goals. New year resolutions anyone?

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Planning framework :: Set goals● 6000m view

Responsibilities areas. What I need to do as developer / father / JUG Leader

● 3000m viewCurrent projects at work and home (house redecoration)

● Ground level next actions – things we do at moment

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Planning framework :: 3 starting points● Note everything

● Do weekly reviews

● 2 min rule

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Planning framework :: Tools

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Techniques

● Execution framework

● Backlog/worklog● Handles distractions

SCRUMODORO

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Measure!

• Pomodoro Technique• Project hamster• Rescue time

• Pomodoro Technique• Project hamster• Rescue time

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Techniques

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HabitsA habit is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur unconsciously... Old habits are hard to break and new habits are hard to form ... but it is possible to form new habits through repetition.

Chains calendar

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Scared?

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Two faces?

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„The impostor syndrome, sometimes called impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome, is a psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments. Despite external evidence of their competence, those with the syndrome remain convinced that they are frauds and do not deserve the success they have achieved. Proof of success is dismissed as luck, timing, or as a result of deceiving others into thinking they are more intelligent and competent than they believe themselves to be.”

„The impostor syndrome, sometimes called impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome, is a psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments. Despite external evidence of their competence, those with the syndrome remain convinced that they are frauds and do not deserve the success they have achieved. Proof of success is dismissed as luck, timing, or as a result of deceiving others into thinking they are more intelligent and competent than they believe themselves to be.”

„The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias which can manifest in one of two ways:Unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly rating their ability much higher than is accurate. This bias is attributed to a metacognitive inability of the unskilled to recognize their ineptitude.”

„The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias which can manifest in one of two ways:Unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly rating their ability much higher than is accurate. This bias is attributed to a metacognitive inability of the unskilled to recognize their ineptitude.”

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Learn and shareBy Nemo

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Questions

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