Alex Thurow - Thoughts on Software Dev– Observations from a 20 Year Journey

The present talk was designed with exactly this, 1000-times heard (and slightly updated), German proverb in the back of the head. It tries to outline what the presenter identified as relevant for a productive survival in the software development business (aka „the wild“). Category: „Possibly not so new – but subjectively noteworthy“.

Topics covered:

• What are the characteristics of software development?
• What is experience and how do you gain it?
• A learning model – The Dreyfus-Model
• Cognitive biases
• Factors of influence when you are developing software
• „Precision, guess work, unreliable data and questionable knowledge”
• Observations about people who code
• Hype Driven Development
• Artificial intelligence
• Micro challenges
• Macro challenges

Alexander Thurow is a software crafter who's recently embarked on the consulting journey empowering and growing high performing teams. He's located in Germany and enjoys paddling around Lake Constance.

Topic: TBD
Zoom meeting opens around 9:30 AM PT
Zoom Presentation starts at 10:00 AM PT