From puzzles to products
Jess Kerr argues that most programming careers aren't about writing software; they're about changing it. With this distinction, she'll share some things about reuse, delivery, quality, and how to grow as a programmer.
| Talk Title | From puzzles to products |
| Speakers | Jessica Kerr (Atomist) |
| Conference | O’Reilly Velocity Conference |
| Conf Tag | Building and maintaining complex distributed systems |
| Location | San Jose, California |
| Date | June 11-13, 2019 |
| URL | Talk Page |
| Slides | Talk Slides |
| Video | Talk Video |
A career in programming progresses from solving well-defined problems to defining problems to determining which to solve. What is the “right” way to do software? It depends on what kind of program we’re talking about. Jess Kerr draws lines that resolve some arguments about types, tests, and correctness. Jess argues that most programming careers aren’t about writing software; they’re about changing it. With this distinction, she’ll share some things about reuse, delivery, quality, and how to grow as a programmer.
