Venkat Subramaniam - Twelve Ways to Make Code Suck Less

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5:30-6:00 : Pizza

6:00-7:30 : Venkat Subramaniam - Twelve Ways to Make Code Suck Less

7:30 : Door Prizes

Location

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Twelve Ways to Make Code Suck Less

We all have seen our share of bad code and some really good code as well. What are some of the common anti patterns that seem to be recurring over and over in code that sucks? By learning about these code smells and avoiding them, we can greatly help make our code better.
Come to this talk to learn about some common code smell and to share your experiences as well.

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 http://agiledeveloper.com . You can reach him by email at venkats@agiledeveloper.com or on twitter at @venkat_s.