The Coding Notes

2020-11-05 Between 18:00-18:40 my lightning talk will be played at JFall. In 5 minute talk, consisting of 20 slides I will dive into the growth of the number of software developers in the Netherlands and analyze if it is sustainable. A summary: There is a continuous high demand for software developers. New developers enter our guild of software developers each year, but not enough to fulfil the demand. And to be honest, growing our guild in size alone is not enough, we want each member to become a capable craftsman/woman.  So how can we increase the number of Software developers sustainably? Vincent takes a stance by calling on the responsibility of teams and patrons to help grow the profession of software development. He makes several suggestions for software developers and patrons to help our field grow sustainably. A preview of some of the suggestions: – Teams should have a healthy mix of senior and new developers. – A starting developer can grow faster by deliberately practicin...

Kill yr idols! by Sonic Youth I enthusiastically cheer to the spirit of agile software development! Though I do have a problem with the agile manifesto . The lines made a stand at that point of time. A stand to claim ownership of software development as the craft of software developers. Sadly the stance is weakened by the discussion that is implicit to the juxtaposition in each line. It can be a resounding message of what agile software development stands for. So why not refactor it? We refactor, rework text and code all the time. So here an unashamed refactor of the manifesto: To develop software with agility: Individuals and their interactions develop software. Their main focus is to develop working software. Responding to change is part of developing working software. The customer’s cooperation is necessary to develop working software. These are the guiding principles of agile software development. Unclear? Suggestions? Refactor needed? Let me kn...