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Becoming a Better Programmer (2013)

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This document provides an overview of a session on becoming a better programmer. The session will explore what it means to be a better programmer, examine different skill levels from novice to expert, and discuss practical methods for improvement. A number of guest speakers will provide insights and perspectives on developing skills and attitudes to advance as a programmer. The goal is to help attendees determine how to continuously learn and improve.

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accu 2013 bristol, april becoming a better programmer PETE GOODLIFFE pete@goodliffe.net @petegoodliffe

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Becoming a Better Programmer (2013)

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@petegoodliffe pete@goodliffe.net goodliffe.blogspot.com www.goodliffe.net PE TE G OODL PROGRAMME IFFE R / AUTHOR / COLUMN IST / TEACHER ★ CON SCIENTIOUS CODER

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Becoming a Better Programmer (2013)

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We all want to be better programmers, right? This entertaining session will help you to work out how. With the help of a number of special guests, we will provide a series of practical, simple methods to become a better programmer. We'll gain some real insights from respected developers. There will be plenty of hand-waving and jumping, a little philosophy, and some twists. Be the best programmer you can!

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We all want to be better programmers, right? This entertaining session will help you to work out how. With the help of a number of special guests, we will provide a series of practical, simple methods to become a better programmer. We'll gain some real insights from respected developers. There will be plenty of hand-waving and jumping, a little philosophy, and some twists. Be the best programmer you can!

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the plan

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people & wrap up intro (set the scene) stuff (what have we learnt?) (exploring themes) you are here you leave entertained and educated

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Becoming a Better Programmer (2013)

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becoming a better programmer

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? what does it mean? better than what? how do we do it?

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does it matter?

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yes

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yes

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yes!

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why?

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but why be better?

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financial build // rework // repurpose // maintain

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professionalism / craft

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personal pride

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what does better look like?

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better than what? you are now // programmers around you // industry average

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super awesome you? liability

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super awesome you? liability

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super awesome skill b skill a skill c you? liability

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skills design attitudes communication technologies inter-personal politics techniques

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a long learning process

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useful models

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FOUR THE LEVELS OF ★ INCOMPETENCE

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four levels of (in)competence compe tence Unc onscious in ten ce om pe us inc Co ns cio ce p eten co m en ce c io us p et Co ns c om io us n sc Un co

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THE DREYFUS MODEL SKILLS OF ACQUISITION

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expert proficient competent advanced beginner novice

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expert // authority, interlinked with other skills, intuition proficient // corrects previous errors, learn from others, interprets maxims has TACIT knowledge competent // mental model, plan routes, solves unknown problems advanced beginner // breaks from rules, gets stuck, can get answers, can’t filter novice // rule-centric

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super awesome liability where are you aiming? (competent is good)

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comparisons are dangerous

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who do you want to be? (today)

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how do you get better?

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10,000

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10,000 expe rt 8,000 s ho w s p ot entia l 4,000 also- ran

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10,000 = 10 years * 3 hours

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10,000 hours of what?

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be mindful that you want to improve

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determine what’s important to you? work-required skills skills for your personal pleasure

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? know where you are now

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? know where you want to be

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work out how you’ll get there

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people & wrap up intro (set the scene) stuff (what have we learnt?) (exploring themes) you are now here

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ALL★ U? CAST Steve Love Chris Oldwood Frances Buontempo Anthony Williams Didier Verna Matt Turner Phil Nash Anna-Jayne Metcalfe Seb Rose Greg Law

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AS YOU LISTEN... U? does this apply to me which is most appropriate to a novice? which is most appropriate to a competent?

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matt turner become a manager! @mt_inside

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steve love automation @IAmSteveLove

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didier verna the music of programming @didierverna

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frances “dr love” buontempo good feedback @fbuontempo

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phil nash the art of balancing forces @phil_nash

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seb rose developing using examples deliberate practice talking to your testers @sebrose

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greg law realism // the motorbike rider <strangely behind the times>

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chris oldwood the social programmer @chrisoldwood

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anthony williams do things mindfully @a_williams

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anna-jayne metcalfe if it ain’t broken do fix it @annajayne

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U anyone else? things and stuff and stuff and things @audience//participation

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QA ★★★ & ★★★ Pete Goodliffe @petegoodliffe pete@goodliffe.net

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@petegoodliffe pete@goodliffe.net goodliffe.blogspot.com www.goodliffe.net

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BUMPH DULL, but important ★ THIS DOCUMENT WAS CREATED BY PETE GOODLIFFE IT IS COPYRIGHT // © 2013 PETE GOODLIFFE >> ALL RIGHTS RESERVED >> ALL THOUGHTS ARE OWNED >> IMAGE CREDITS FOLLOW THANK YOU FOR READING // I HOPE IT WAS USEFUL Version 1.0 2013-03-05

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IMAGE CREDITS ★ ENGAGED http://stockarch.com/images/abstract/concept/engaged-toilet-2776 ANNOYED http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1327383 CAR http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1351165 EXIT http://www.sxc.hu/photo/9237 TEETH http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/46415 LABCOAT http://www.flickr.com/photos/cannongod/3749758602/sizes/z/in/photostream/ PEN http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1380083 BUS http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1363811 DILBERT http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2013-03-21/ (used without permission) GUAGE http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1382510 TWIST http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1026751 SCIENTIST http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scientist.jpg HIPSTER http://hidari-pnk.deviantart.com/art/HIPSTER-347873661 POINTY-HAIRED BOSS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pointy-Haired_Boss.jpg THE FONZ http://thegoodgreatsby.com/2011/04/19/happy-birthday-apollo-fonzarelli/ WINE http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1337577 CHEESE http://www.sxc.hu/photo/750248 EWE http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1174028

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the dreyfus model ★ expert proficient competent advanced beginner novice

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novice have no k nowledge (yet) want results (fast) hav e no experience need rules can ’t judge rules

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a dvanced beginner s ome experience some learngieng explicit knowled can break free fro m rules a little will g et quickly stuck know where t o get answers c an't focus out ir relevant details

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competent menta l model made associa tions formed und erstand relative importance of aspects can approach unkno wn problems thi go s is od pla a ethodical routes into problems to be ce plans m

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proficient be yond competency understand big picture frustrated by n ovice simplifications can corr ect previous errors & re flect on experiences maxims focus on important issues tacit knowledge

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expert the pinnacle th ere are very few have authority interlink skills can teach others have intuition natura lly see an answer

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Becoming a Better Programmer (2013)

  • 1. accu 2013 bristol, april becoming a better programmer PETE GOODLIFFE pete@goodliffe.net @petegoodliffe
  • 3. @petegoodliffe pete@goodliffe.net goodliffe.blogspot.com www.goodliffe.net PE TE G OODL PROGRAMME IFFE R / AUTHOR / COLUMN IST / TEACHER ★ CON SCIENTIOUS CODER
  • 5. you
  • 7. We all want to be better programmers, right? This entertaining session will help you to work out how. With the help of a number of special guests, we will provide a series of practical, simple methods to become a better programmer. We'll gain some real insights from respected developers. There will be plenty of hand-waving and jumping, a little philosophy, and some twists. Be the best programmer you can!
  • 8. We all want to be better programmers, right? This entertaining session will help you to work out how. With the help of a number of special guests, we will provide a series of practical, simple methods to become a better programmer. We'll gain some real insights from respected developers. There will be plenty of hand-waving and jumping, a little philosophy, and some twists. Be the best programmer you can!
  • 10. people & wrap up intro (set the scene) stuff (what have we learnt?) (exploring themes) you are here you leave entertained and educated
  • 13. ? what does it mean? better than what? how do we do it?
  • 15. yes
  • 16. yes
  • 17. yes!
  • 18. why?
  • 20. but why be better?
  • 21. financial build // rework // repurpose // maintain
  • 26. what does better look like?
  • 27. better than what? you are now // programmers around you // industry average
  • 28. super awesome you? liability
  • 29. super awesome you? liability
  • 30. super awesome skill b skill a skill c you? liability
  • 31. skills design attitudes communication technologies inter-personal politics techniques
  • 33. a long learning process
  • 35. FOUR THE LEVELS OF ★ INCOMPETENCE
  • 36. four levels of (in)competence compe tence Unc onscious in ten ce om pe us inc Co ns cio ce p eten co m en ce c io us p et Co ns c om io us n sc Un co
  • 37. THE DREYFUS MODEL SKILLS OF ACQUISITION
  • 39. expert proficient competent advanced beginner novice
  • 40. expert // authority, interlinked with other skills, intuition proficient // corrects previous errors, learn from others, interprets maxims has TACIT knowledge competent // mental model, plan routes, solves unknown problems advanced beginner // breaks from rules, gets stuck, can get answers, can’t filter novice // rule-centric
  • 41. super awesome liability where are you aiming? (competent is good)
  • 43. who do you want to be? (today)
  • 45. how do you get better?
  • 49. 10,000 expe rt 8,000 s ho w s p ot entia l 4,000 also- ran
  • 50. 10,000 = 10 years * 3 hours
  • 53. be mindful that you want to improve
  • 54. determine what’s important to you? work-required skills skills for your personal pleasure
  • 55. ? know where you are now
  • 56. ? know where you want to be
  • 57. work out how you’ll get there
  • 58. people & wrap up intro (set the scene) stuff (what have we learnt?) (exploring themes) you are now here
  • 60. ALL★ U? CAST Steve Love Chris Oldwood Frances Buontempo Anthony Williams Didier Verna Matt Turner Phil Nash Anna-Jayne Metcalfe Seb Rose Greg Law
  • 61. AS YOU LISTEN... U? does this apply to me which is most appropriate to a novice? which is most appropriate to a competent?
  • 62. matt turner become a manager! @mt_inside
  • 63. steve love automation @IAmSteveLove
  • 64. didier verna the music of programming @didierverna
  • 65. frances “dr love” buontempo good feedback @fbuontempo
  • 66. phil nash the art of balancing forces @phil_nash
  • 67. seb rose developing using examples deliberate practice talking to your testers @sebrose
  • 68. greg law realism // the motorbike rider <strangely behind the times>
  • 69. chris oldwood the social programmer @chrisoldwood
  • 70. anthony williams do things mindfully @a_williams
  • 71. anna-jayne metcalfe if it ain’t broken do fix it @annajayne
  • 72. U anyone else? things and stuff and stuff and things @audience//participation
  • 76. QA ★★★ & ★★★ Pete Goodliffe @petegoodliffe pete@goodliffe.net
  • 78. BUMPH DULL, but important ★ THIS DOCUMENT WAS CREATED BY PETE GOODLIFFE IT IS COPYRIGHT // © 2013 PETE GOODLIFFE >> ALL RIGHTS RESERVED >> ALL THOUGHTS ARE OWNED >> IMAGE CREDITS FOLLOW THANK YOU FOR READING // I HOPE IT WAS USEFUL Version 1.0 2013-03-05
  • 79. IMAGE CREDITS ★ ENGAGED http://stockarch.com/images/abstract/concept/engaged-toilet-2776 ANNOYED http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1327383 CAR http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1351165 EXIT http://www.sxc.hu/photo/9237 TEETH http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/46415 LABCOAT http://www.flickr.com/photos/cannongod/3749758602/sizes/z/in/photostream/ PEN http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1380083 BUS http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1363811 DILBERT http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2013-03-21/ (used without permission) GUAGE http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1382510 TWIST http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1026751 SCIENTIST http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scientist.jpg HIPSTER http://hidari-pnk.deviantart.com/art/HIPSTER-347873661 POINTY-HAIRED BOSS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pointy-Haired_Boss.jpg THE FONZ http://thegoodgreatsby.com/2011/04/19/happy-birthday-apollo-fonzarelli/ WINE http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1337577 CHEESE http://www.sxc.hu/photo/750248 EWE http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1174028
  • 80. the dreyfus model ★ expert proficient competent advanced beginner novice
  • 81. novice have no k nowledge (yet) want results (fast) hav e no experience need rules can ’t judge rules
  • 82. a dvanced beginner s ome experience some learngieng explicit knowled can break free fro m rules a little will g et quickly stuck know where t o get answers c an't focus out ir relevant details
  • 83. competent menta l model made associa tions formed und erstand relative importance of aspects can approach unkno wn problems thi go s is od pla a ethodical routes into problems to be ce plans m
  • 84. proficient be yond competency understand big picture frustrated by n ovice simplifications can corr ect previous errors & re flect on experiences maxims focus on important issues tacit knowledge
  • 85. expert the pinnacle th ere are very few have authority interlink skills can teach others have intuition natura lly see an answer