The Heat Death of Enterprise IT

Explore the challenges facing modern enterprise IT in this thought-provoking conference talk from GOTO Copenhagen 2021. Delve into six key dimensions of overload affecting developers today, including the proliferation of frameworks, evolving thought processes, full-stack expectations, ethical considerations, and industry anxieties. Examine how the increasing complexity and diversity of technologies impact expertise and specialization in software development. Gain insights on navigating the rapidly changing landscape of enterprise IT, balancing holistic views with specialized skills, and considering the future role of developers in an increasingly automated world.

Intro
Why this talk?
Different dimensions of overload
No. 1 Frameworks
Thought experiments
It's not a battle between titans
Everyone is fighting for our attention
It's not all spin
Systems today do more
There are economies of scale
Understanding costs vs benefit
No. 2 Thinking
Magpie development
This is what we would expect
Every generation can claim "authenticity"
We think about & solve different problems
Long-winded, rambling, wordy
Passionate about your work
No. 3 Full stack
Define the modern developer
Product management
Should we not have a holistic view?
No. 4 Ethics
Computers are everywhere
Perhaps we should hold ourselves to higher standards
No. 5 Extra anxieties
The agile team is everything
Life is too good
Could we soon be redundant?
About teams
No. 6 Conclusions
Outro