Choosing Your Giants: Principles for Navigating Emerging Tech Landscape

Explore principles for navigating the landscape of emerging technologies in software development through this insightful conference talk. Delve into the ideological nature of technology choices, from programming paradigms to deployment strategies. Establish a framework for evaluating and adopting new technologies that balances business needs with engineer engagement and productivity. Examine case studies, historical perspectives, and research findings to gain valuable insights. Learn about the importance of choosing your technological "giants" wisely, managing dependencies, and establishing abstraction boundaries. Discover strategies for fostering diversity, curiosity, and knowledge sharing within development teams. Gain a nuanced understanding of how to approach technology decisions, acknowledging that there's no one-size-fits-all solution in the ever-evolving world of software development.

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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE ENTERPRISE CONFERENCE
CHOOSIN YOUR
WHO ARE THE GIANTS ?
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Your own giants
Translating knowledge to co
The Web Services Giant
Giant Control
Dependencies are risks
How do we choose tech?
Dreaming in code By Scott Rosenberg
Lessons
Technology Doesn't Matter
Choose Boring Technology
The Right Tool For The Job
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Use interfaces to establish abstraction boundaries
Establish your core business la
Foster diversity, curiosity, ang knowledge sharing
No one-size-fits-all
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