Respect Estimates: Recognizing and Eliminating Software Development Cults

Offered By: GeeCON Conference via YouTube

Course Description

Overview

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Explore the challenges of software development and common pitfalls in industry practices through this 51-minute conference talk from GeeCON 2023. Delve into Jarek Ratajski's insights on how focusing efforts in the wrong directions can make software development unnecessarily complex. Examine examples of waste and cult-like practices in everyday activities, including estimates, tests, agile meetings, and system architecture. Learn to recognize when certain practices have lost their original intention or become obsolete due to changing environments. Gain valuable tips on identifying and eliminating these "cults" from your projects to improve efficiency and effectiveness in software development.

Syllabus

GeeCON 2023: Jarek Ratajski - Respect estimates

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GeeCON Conference

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