KJUG #38 “Slowdown to Gain Speed: Technical practices that take time but save time”

17 grudnia 2020 (Online)

Krzysztof Korbacz

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Kielce Java

2 min readDec 9, 2020

Talk “Slowdown to Gain Speed: Technical practices that take time but save time” by Dr. Venkat Subramaniam

Abstract

As a software development manager or a technical leader you’re eager to remove impediments so your team can produce continuous results. Instilling a few technical practices can have significant impact on your teams ability to deliver continuous results. In this presentation we will cover the what, why, and how of essential technical practices that take time and effort but they result in saving significant cost and time in the long run.

Bio

Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., creator of agilelearner.com, co-founder of the devdotnext software conference, 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 agiledeveloper.com. You can reach him by email at venkats@agiledeveloper.com or on twitter at @venkat_s.