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Tue, April 27Architecture & Distributed Systems
Developers are often eager to learn and acquire new knowledge, but does our work always reflect what we know and what we are capable of? Drawing on experience working with tens of thousands of developers, this keynote explores the gap between knowing something and putting that knowledge into practice.
Through examples, you will reflect on how to better apply and hone your skills to become a more effective developer. You will also examine how greater awareness of these practices can help you become a better mentor and raise the bar across your team.
What You Will Learn
How to recognise the gap between acquiring knowledge and applying it in practice
How to better apply and hone your skills to become a more effective developer
How these practices can help you mentor others and raise the bar within your team
Who Should Attend
Software Developers, Technical Leads, Engineering Managers, Mentors, and technical practitioners at all experience levels.
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Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., creator of agilelearner.com, and an instructional professor at the University of Houston
He has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, and is a regularly-invited speaker at several international conferences. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with sustainable agile practices on their software projects.
Venkat is a (co)author of multiple technical books, including the 2007 Jolt Productivity award winning book Practices of an Agile Developer. You can find a list of his books at agiledeveloper.com. Find him on twitter at @venkat_s.