Wednesday
Room 2
17:40 - 18:40
(UTC+01)
Talk (60 min)
A Teacher, an Economist and a Developer Walk Into a Bar
Have you ever wondered what a teacher, actor or economist could teach you about software development?
As software developers, we often lean on heuristics and truths that we collect throughout our career. For example: start small and scale up later, iterate and ship often, failure is learning, good enough is good enough. These are actually pretty powerful insights that can be applied in other areas and not just in software development.
So what about these other areas, like teaching, economics and acting? What do people in these industries and professions just “know”? And can we apply it to software development?
This talk takes a lighthearted look at several different professions and pulls these insights together to offer you a fresh perspective on your work.
Adele Carpenter
Adele is a Software Engineer and Consultant at Trifork Amsterdam where she is working on systems for the educational sector. Most of her work day is spent in the JVM/Spring and React ecosystems, although increasingly she plays a pivotal role as trusted advisor to Trifork’s customers.
Adele is an experienced international speaker, having spoken at multiple editions of NDC, goto, Devoxx and JavaZone. As a speaker, she uses her exposure to real-world customer projects, experiences outside of tech and passion for story-telling to distill complex ideas into their essential parts. All with an air of good humour.
When she’s not at her computer or on stage, you can find her in the gym pumping some serious iron as she pursues the sport of powerlifting.