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Kaizen: a combined discussion "Improving the way we work" and "Becoming Successful Developers"
Convenor: Dmitry Vyazelenko & Dimitris Andreadis
Participants: Heinz Kabutz Joao Schim Yiannis Foukarakis Stylianos Ntilis Giannis Skitsas ...and 5 more participants
Summary: The discussion started after a quick introduction on Becoming Successful Opensource Developers based off an existing presentation by Dimitris. The "Secret" Ingredients Passion Focus Persistence Mastery Connections Talent Luck We talked about Deliberate Practice and how successful people achieved. At the same time we debated the existence of Talent. Dmitry Vyazelenko had strong opinion that hard work wins over natural talent. To prove his idea he recommends looking into the following resources: Deliberate Practice in Software Development (video) by Mary Poppendieck Deliberate Discovery: Code Like You Mean It (video) by Dan North We discussed the subject of Women Developers and the influence of culture and genes We discussed the importance of a stimulating environment How to become experts All in all, a very interesting discussion.
Recommendations: Some reading tips Dreyfus model of skill acquisition. To get more information on learning and skill acquisition there is amazing book Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware by Andy Hunt. Book The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andy Hunt and David Thomas. Book The Passionate Programmer (2nd edition): Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development by Chad Fowler. Great presentation by Dan North on how to advance from beginner to expert Sharpening the Tools (video). Simplicity, The Way of the Unusual Architect (video) by Dan North. He talks about the tendency developers-becoming-architects have to create bigger and more complex systems. Without trying to be simplistic, North argues for simplicity, offering strategies to extract the simple essence from complex situations. The Making of an Expert Outliers (book) The Pomodoro Technique (time management) and book Pomodoro Technique Illustrated: The Easy Way to Do More in Less Time by Staffan Nöteberg.
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• About two years ago (long after I stopped programming) I put up a page on WikiEducator called Become a Guru. Contributions welcome :-) - Kim 13:36, 7 September 2011 (CEST)