Panel Discussion 2 - Sandi Metz's Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby

NYC.rb is pleased to have another panel discussion on Sandi Metz's Practical Object-Oriented Design, An Agile Primer Using Ruby, POODR for short.

This time, we will focus on perspectives of those further along in their programming journey. Panelists will bring a wide range of experience, with members including at least one book author, a senior software engineer, an engineering manager, and a software consulting firm CEO. Their names are below, and it’s just up to you to categorize each according to what they have accomplished!

Panelists

• Sandi Metz
• Joe Leo
• Justin Schulz
• Li-Hsuan Lung

We would like this to be an interactive session where audience members ask questions to panelists on their learnings and take-aways from reading POODR. You can also add your questions beforehand on this retro board:

https://bit.ly/nycrb-retro

If you want to get the book before hand, you can buy it here:

https://poodr.com

Panelist Bio:

• Sandi Metz - “I'm Sandi and I'm a programmer. I'm also a teacher, author and sometime consultant, but I teach, write and consult about programming so it all starts here. In the past 30+ years I have written innumerable applications, a surprising number of which are still running today. Dealing with long lived applications has left me deeply biased towards creating practical solutions that produce working software that is easy to change.
  I believe in simplicity. I strive for simple code and straightforward explanations, and while I won't claim I always succeed, my work is improved by the humble attempt. The fact that yesterday's ideas seem imperfect today gives me confidence that I'm still learning; it's a great pleasure to share this knowledge with you.”
• Joe Leo is the founder and CEO of Def Method. He combines his engineering experience, business acumen, and proclivity for challenges to his leadership practice. Before founding DM, Joe worked with teams of every size and configuration to deliver high-quality software solutions across government, education, finance, and e-commerce. With a love of service and a commitment to his clients’ success, Joe enjoys discussing technical team management, implementing process improvements, and rescuing wayward software projects. Outside of work, he loves going on “adventures” with his five-year-old daughter, Lucy, and experiencing everything New York City has to offer.
• Justin Schulz is a passionate agilist who has worked most recently as a lead consulting software developer with Stride Consulting. During that time, he worked with a wide range of teams from smaller organizations to large tech companies like IBM and Spotify. In addition to his professional work, he volunteers with the Code Nation organization, teaching coding skills to underrepresented groups in tech at New York City public high schools. He is currently taking a sabbatical to work on personal projects and find a way to use his skills to help the world.
• Li-Hsuan Lung has pursued the craft of delivering quality software at a sustainable pace for over a decade. In addition to writing software, Li-Hsuan provides agile coaching, management consulting, and technical excellence training to teams, as well as mentorship to newly minted software developers. Li-Hsuan is currently an Engineering Manager at Fieldwire.

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Agenda
(all in Eastern Time zone)

• 5:30pm Meeting start, welcome
• 5:40pm Panel start
• 7:00pm Jobs & Hiring Announcements
• chit chat/networking