Productivity is Messing Around and Having Fun

Productivity is Messing Around and Having Fun Trisha Gee, Gradle
Holly Cummins, Red Hat QCon London

hi! #Gradle #RedHat

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins developer productivity engineering developer joy #Gradle #RedHat

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins are these opposites, or the same?

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins are these opposites, or the same? is development
supposed to be fun?

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins why are you smiling?

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins why are you smiling? work is
not a place to be happy!

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins As usual, Fred Brooks has the answer.

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins “The Joys of the Craft”

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins “The Joys of the Craft” 1. The sheer
joy of making things

joy of making things 2. The pleasure of making things that are useful to other people.

joy of making things 2. The pleasure of making things that are useful to other people. 3. The fascination of fashioning complex puzzle-like objects of interlocking moving parts and watching them work

joy of making things 2. The pleasure of making things that are useful to other people. 3. The fascination of fashioning complex puzzle-like objects of interlocking moving parts and watching them work 4. The joy of always learning

joy of making things 2. The pleasure of making things that are useful to other people. 3. The fascination of fashioning complex puzzle-like objects of interlocking moving parts and watching them work 4. The joy of always learning 5. The delight of working in such a tractable medium

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins joy has business value.

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins #Gradle #RedHat ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΈΛΗΣ

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins #Gradle #RedHat «τελειοῖ δὲ τὴν ἐνέργειαν ἡἡδονή» ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΈΛΗΣ

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins #Gradle #RedHat «Η ευχαρίστηση στην δουλειά βάζει την
τελειότητα στην εργασία» ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΈΛΗΣ

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins #Gradle #RedHat “Pleasure in the job puts perfection
in the work.” Aristotle

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins the science bit

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins piglet litters grow https://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/8746156155

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins research shows: fun is good for
business.

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins https:/ /hbr.org/2012/01/positive-intelligence

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins “Your brain at positive is 31% more productive
than your brain at negative, neutral or stressed. " https:/ /hbr.org/2012/01/positive-intelligence

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins

https:/ /www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/eproto/workingpapers/happinessproductivity.pdf

"Individuals [who just watched a comedy video] have approximately greater
productivity." https:/ /www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/eproto/workingpapers/happinessproductivity.pdf

We can measure this at an organisational level … and
see the correlation.

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins #Gradle #RedHat Job satisfaction is the no. 1
predictor of organizational performance.

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins #Gradle #RedHat Satisfaction & Well-being Performance Activity Communication
& Collaboration E ffi ciency & Flow SPACE

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins “It’s hard to over-emphasize how unusual it is
that an economic sector as large as knowledge work lacks useful standard de fi nitions of productivity.” – Cal Newport, Slow Productivity

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins Lines of code!

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins How are we doing on that?

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins “a developer writes 10 lines of code per
day”

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins 10 lines per day …really?

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins 12 lines per day

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins creator of Redis

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins 29 lines per day creator of Redis

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins will incentives get more code?

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins true story (from the internet): paying the team
bonuses for lines of code

bonuses for lines of code for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) { // code }

bonuses for lines of code for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) { // code } for ( var i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) { // code }

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins the team made comments prettier

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins __ .__ .__ .__ __ _/ |_| |__
|__| ______ |__| ______ _____ ____ ____ _____ _____ ____ _____/ |_ \ __\ | \| |/ ___/ | |/ ___/ \__ \ _/ ___\/ _ \ / \ / \_/ __ \ / \ __\ | | | Y \ |\___ \ | |\___ \ / __ \_ \ \__( <_> ) Y Y \ Y Y \ ___/| | \ | |__| |___| /__/____ > |__/____ > (____ / \___ >____/|__|_| /__|_| /\___ >___| /__| \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ the team made comments prettier

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins the experiment lasted one day

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins “lines of code” is not a good productivity
metric for people. or machines.

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins tester developer

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins tester developer I get a bonus for every
bug I fix!

bug I fix! I get a bonus for every bug I find!

bug I fix! I get a bonus for every bug I find! … pssst… wanna buy a bug?

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins “visible activity” metrics

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins “visible activity” metrics - lines of code

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins “visible activity” metrics - lines of code -
commit counts

commit counts - pull requests

commit counts - pull requests - bugs fi xed

commit counts - pull requests - bugs fi xed - bugs found

commit counts - pull requests - bugs fi xed - bugs found - releases

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins We know these metrics are fl awed so
we fi nd a “better” one.

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins “In the modern of fi ce context, [knowledge
workers] tend to rely on stress as a default heuristic” – Cal Newport, Slow Productivity

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins ok, so why aren't our jobs fun?

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins overheads

The 2019 Tidelift survey  https://bit.ly/3MOEpK3

Even the development part can be slow and annoying

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins waiting

solution: Build Cache

solution: Predictive Test Selection

solution: Test Distribution

Flaky Tests

@holly_cummins #RedHat

@holly_cummins #RedHat Guillaume, my CI was red. Is there a
known failure in the vertx suite?

known failure in the vertx suite? Guillaume, my CI was red. Is there a known failure in the kafka suite?

known failure in the vertx suite? Guillaume, my CI was red. Is there a known failure in the kafka suite? Guillaume, my CI was red. Is there a known failure in the gRPC suite?

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins toil

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins #Gradle #RedHat Make computers do the boring stuff
solution

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins (yet) Computers don’t expect to have
fun

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins automation revenge! (yet) Computers don’t expect
to have fun happy, lazy developer

solution: “auto-Guillaume” with Develocity

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins Even coding can become boring

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins repetitive

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins meaningless repetitive

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins low-value meaningless repetitive

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins low-value meaningless repetitive repetitive

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins low-value meaningless repetitive repetitive repetitive

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins low-value meaningless repetitive repetitive repetitive redundant

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins low-value meaningless repetitive repetitive repetitive repetitive
redundant

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins repetitive low-value meaningless repetitive repetitive repetitive
repetitive redundant

enter … developer joy

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins package com.example; import org.jboss.logging.Logger; public class MyService {
private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(MyService.class); public void doSomething() { log.info("It works!"); } } example: logging

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins package com.example; import org.jboss.logging.Logger; public class MyService {
private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(MyService.class); public void doSomething() { log.info("It works!"); } } example: logging import io.quarkus.logging.Log; Log

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins package org.acme; import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication; import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication; @SpringBootApplication public
class SpringDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { SpringApplication.run(SpringDemo.class, args); } } example: declaring an application

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins example: declaring an application

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins what if… you could inherit boilerplate Hibernate queries
from a superclass, instead of having to write them all? example: hibernate

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins @ApplicationScoped public class GreetingRepository { public Entity findByName(int
name) { return find("name", name).firstResult(); } void persist(Entity entity) {} void delete(Entity entity) {} Entity findById(Id id) {} List<Entity> list(String query, Sort sort, Object... params) { return null; } Stream<Entity> stream(String query, Object... params) { return null; } long count() { return 0; } long count(String query, Object... params) { return 0; } } example: hibernate with panache

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins example: hibernate with panache @ApplicationScoped public class GreetingRepository
implements PanacheRepository<Greeting> { public Entity findByName(int name) { return find("name", name).firstResult(); } }

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins @TestConfiguration(proxyBeanMethods = false) public class ContainersConfig { @Bean
@ServiceConnection public PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgres() { return new PostgreSQLContainer<>(DockerImageName.parse("postgres:14")); } } public class TestApplication { public static void main(String[] args) { SpringApplication .from(MySpringDataApplication::main) .with(ContainersConfig.class) .run(args); } } @Import(ContainersConfig.class) example: testcontainers

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins example: testcontainers

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins the only thing you need to do to
make testcontainers work is not con fi gure a datasource example: testcontainers

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins the only thing you need to do to
make testcontainers work is not con fi gure a datasource quarkus also auto-invokes fl yway and liquibase example: testcontainers

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins lack of joy creeps up on us productivity

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins lack of joy creeps up on us

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins Dave Farley Trisha

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins Creating boredom

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins “Creating space”

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins toil is bad idleness is … good?

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins Default Mode Network science con fi rms it:

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins 14% took showers speci fi cally for the
purpose of coming up with ideas

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins Holly is most productive while • Showering •
Running Trisha is most productive while • Knitting • Showering

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins Holly is most productive while • Showering •
Running Trisha is most productive while • Knitting • Showering this slide was written while running

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins tip: use voice memo to capture all the
work you do while running * the text on this slide was originally a voice memo

Activities to help your DMN - knitting - running -
walking - showers - gardening - unloading the dishwasher - colouring - laundry

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins double-win knitting makes you productive … and you
get new clothes

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins but what if you’re not debugging-
in-your-head while running?

in-your-head while running? what if you’re feeding chocolate

in-your-head while running? what if you’re feeding chocolate into the o ff i ce fan, to see what happens?

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins we work in a creative industry

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins we work in a creative industry
play helps creativity

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins creativity brings us joy

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins Embrace the dead time

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins Embrace the dead time Use it well:

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins Embrace the dead time Use it well: -
problem solving

problem solving - thinking

problem solving - thinking - staring into space

problem solving - thinking - staring into space - play

problem solving - thinking - staring into space - play Do not just move e ffi ciently from task to task

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins Am I the frog? Am I using stress
as a proxy for productivity?

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins Make time for boredom Also make time for
play

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins the double win

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins the double win co-benefits

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins the double win co-benefits win-win

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins the double win co-benefits win-win twofer

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins the double win co-benefits win-win twofer überwinden

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins productivity happiness

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins it’s not a trade-off. productivity happiness

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins productivity happiness it’s a double-win.

#Gradle #RedHat @trisha_gee @holly_cummins - be careful how you measure
productivity, because that metric what you will get (do not use LOC!)

productivity, because that metric what you will get (do not use LOC!) - automate drudgery that stops you being effective at your job

productivity, because that metric what you will get (do not use LOC!) - automate drudgery that stops you being effective at your job - being happier makes you better at your job

productivity, because that metric what you will get (do not use LOC!) - automate drudgery that stops you being effective at your job - being happier makes you better at your job - having down time (and showers, or knitting jumpers) makes you better at your job

productivity, because that metric what you will get (do not use LOC!) - automate drudgery that stops you being effective at your job - being happier makes you better at your job - having down time (and showers, or knitting jumpers) makes you better at your job - this a double-win

@trisha_gee @holly_cummins thank you! https://hollycummins.com/ productivity-messing-around-qcon/ slides + recommended reading
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