Videos tagged with Software Craftsmanship

Summary Brian and dave discuss what it might mean to be a true craftsman and why the idea of craft has become so popular of late. Other issues discussed include the question of why craft seems to be focused almost exclusively on programming and why everyone does not aspire to be a craftsman? Programming as performance art, programs as literary artifacts, and code "habitability" round out the di...

Summary In this talk from FutureRuby, Jonathan Dahl talks about minimalism and clarity in writing and how to use these principles in programming. Bio Jonathan Dahl is a developer and entrepreneur. His projects include FlixCloud (http://flixcloud.com), a distributed video transcoding service partnered with On2 Technologies; Tumblon (http://tumblon.com), a site that provides parents with interact...

Summary "Being Agile" is a state of mind achieved when the practitioner has transcended Agile practice (phase three of agile according to Kent Beck). This presentation will show how following agile values, ideas, and practices lead the practitioner to the threshold of transcendence. We will also talk about how to take the final step: from "Doing Agile" to "Being Agile!" Bio David West, PhD. is ...

Summary In this talk from RubyFringe, Matt Todd recommends to stop worrying and simple start implementing ideas, dumb or not. Bio Matt Todd is the lead web application developer for Clayton State University's technical support hub in Atlanta, GA. He has been developing with Ruby for 3 years and Rails for 2. Matt has been active in numerous open source communities, primarily involved with Halcyo...