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Staying Ahead of the Curve (2021)

Trisha Gee
September 01, 2021
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Staying Ahead of the Curve (2021)

We all want to stay ahead of the curve - after all, that's what you go to a conference for. But have you ever considered how being ahead of the curve might be dangerous?

Using a new language before you understand it, putting a technology into production so you can learn it, abandoning "old practices" before you've got the benefit from them… These things are common practice, under the guise of Progress and Keeping Up To Date.

But while we shouldn't be running around like headless chickens chasing the next Shiny New Thing, we do need to see to our Continuous Learning and, of course, we should Embrace Change.

How do we balance these two extremes? And how do we see to our own growth and learning as techies while meeting the needs of our project, team and organisation?

Trisha Gee

September 01, 2021
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Transcript

  1. IntelliJ IDEA
    ©JetBrains. All rights reserved
    Trisha Gee (@trisha_gee)
    

    Java Advocacy Lead, JetBrains
    Staying Ahead


    of the Curve

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  2. When, Where, and How
    should we learn new
    technologies?

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  3. Update To The Latest and Greatest!

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  4. https://bit.ly/ReactiveJ9

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  7. https://bit.ly/ReactiveJ9

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  9. Problem is…

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  10. Problem is…
    …you can’t measure performance until it’s implemented

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  11. Problem is…
    …new technologies have limited documentation

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  12. Problem is…
    …I wanted to use a niche implementation

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  13. Problem is…
    …if I succeeded, I would be The Expert

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  14. When, Where, and How
    should we learn new
    technologies?

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  15. When, Where, and How
    should we learn new
    technologies?

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  16. Why?

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  17. F


    O


    M


    O
    Why?

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  18. F


    O


    M


    O
    Fear


    Of


    Missing


    Out
    Why?

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  19. Why?

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  20. 1. For the Business
    Why?

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  21. 1. For the Business
    2. For the Team
    Why?

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  22. 1. For the Business
    2. For the Team
    3. For You
    Why?

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  23. 1. For The Business

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  24. Why?

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  25. Real Time Data Analysis & Display

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  26. View Slide

  27. Why?

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  28. Evolving Data

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  29. View Slide

  30. [

    {

    "openStreetMapId": "20980098",

    "location": {

    "coordinates": [151.2728552, -33.8931988],

    "type": "Point"

    },

    "amenity": "cafe",

    "cuisine": "coffee_shop",

    "name": "Gloria Jean's"

    }
    ,

    {

    "openStreetMapId": "27653001",

    "location": {

    "coordinates": [-1.6937433, 53.9043868],

    "type": "Point"

    },

    "addr:city": "Otley",

    "addr:country": "GB",

    "addr:housenumber": "9",

    "addr:postcode": "LS21 3HE",

    "addr:street": "Mercury Row",

    "amenity": "cafe",

    "cuisine": "coffee_shop",

    "gluten_free": "yes",

    "is_in:town": "Otley",

    "name": "The Walkway Cafe"

    } ,

    {

    "openStreetMapId": "21554712",

    "location": {

    "coordinates": [151.9519968, -27.5601496],

    "type": "Point"

    },

    "amenity": "cafe",

    "created_by": "JOSM",

    "cuisine": "coffee_shop",

    "description": "The only place in Toowoomba that roasts its own coffee",


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  31. [

    {

    "openStreetMapId": "20980098",

    "location": {

    "coordinates": [151.2728552, -33.8931988],

    "type": "Point"

    },

    "amenity": "cafe",

    "cuisine": "coffee_shop",

    "name": "Gloria Jean's"

    }
    ,

    {

    "openStreetMapId": "27653001",

    "location": {

    "coordinates": [-1.6937433, 53.9043868],

    "type": "Point"

    },

    "addr:city": "Otley",

    "addr:country": "GB",

    "addr:housenumber": "9",

    "addr:postcode": "LS21 3HE",

    "addr:street": "Mercury Row",

    "amenity": "cafe",

    "cuisine": "coffee_shop",

    "gluten_free": "yes",

    "is_in:town": "Otley",

    "name": "The Walkway Cafe"

    } ,

    {

    "openStreetMapId": "21554712",

    "location": {

    "coordinates": [151.9519968, -27.5601496],

    "type": "Point"

    },

    "amenity": "cafe",

    "created_by": "JOSM",

    "cuisine": "coffee_shop",

    "description": "The only place in Toowoomba that roasts its own coffee",


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  32. [

    {

    "openStreetMapId": "20980098",

    "location": {

    "coordinates": [151.2728552, -33.8931988],

    "type": "Point"

    },

    "amenity": "cafe",

    "cuisine": "coffee_shop",

    "name": "Gloria Jean's"

    }
    ,

    {

    "openStreetMapId": "27653001",

    "location": {

    "coordinates": [-1.6937433, 53.9043868],

    "type": "Point"

    },

    "addr:city": "Otley",

    "addr:country": "GB",

    "addr:housenumber": "9",

    "addr:postcode": "LS21 3HE",

    "addr:street": "Mercury Row",

    "amenity": "cafe",

    "cuisine": "coffee_shop",

    "gluten_free": "yes",

    "is_in:town": "Otley",

    "name": "The Walkway Cafe"

    } ,

    {

    "openStreetMapId": "21554712",

    "location": {

    "coordinates": [151.9519968, -27.5601496],

    "type": "Point"

    },

    "amenity": "cafe",

    "created_by": "JOSM",

    "cuisine": "coffee_shop",

    "description": "The only place in Toowoomba that roasts its own coffee",


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  33. [

    {

    "openStreetMapId": "20980098",

    "location": {

    "coordinates": [151.2728552, -33.8931988],

    "type": "Point"

    },

    "amenity": "cafe",

    "cuisine": "coffee_shop",

    "name": "Gloria Jean's"

    }
    ,

    {

    "openStreetMapId": "27653001",

    "location": {

    "coordinates": [-1.6937433, 53.9043868],

    "type": "Point"

    },

    "addr:city": "Otley",

    "addr:country": "GB",

    "addr:housenumber": "9",

    "addr:postcode": "LS21 3HE",

    "addr:street": "Mercury Row",

    "amenity": "cafe",

    "cuisine": "coffee_shop",

    "gluten_free": "yes",

    "is_in:town": "Otley",

    "name": "The Walkway Cafe"

    } ,

    {

    "openStreetMapId": "21554712",

    "location": {

    "coordinates": [151.9519968, -27.5601496],

    "type": "Point"

    },

    "amenity": "cafe",

    "created_by": "JOSM",

    "cuisine": "coffee_shop",

    "description": "The only place in Toowoomba that roasts its own coffee",


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  34. View Slide

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  36. • Spikes / prototypes


    • Use in non-production code


    • Build / Deploy / Continuous Delivery Pipeline


    • Tests


    • Use in internal tools


    • Use on a new project or service


    • Get the experts in (remember to share)
    How or Where?

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  37. 2. For The Team

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  38. Why?

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  39. Painful Releases

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  40. View Slide

  41. Continuous Delivery
    Automated Testing
    DevOps
    Agile
    Configuration as Code

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  42. Why?

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  43. Testing is Hard and Inconsistent

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  44. View Slide

  45. View Slide

  46. • Spikes / prototypes


    • Use in non-production code


    • Build / Deploy / Continuous Delivery Pipeline


    • Tests


    • Use in internal tools


    • Skunkworks projects / hack days
    Approaches

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  47. 3. For You

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  48. • I want to have fun


    • I want to be a Technology Guru in my job


    • I want a new job


    • I don’t want to be left behind
    Why?

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  49. So Much Choice!

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  50. View Slide

  51. • Blogs, Tutorials & Videos


    • Online Events & Streams


    • User Groups


    • Online courses


    • Books


    • Pet project


    • Join an open source project


    • Find a project at work


    • Get a new job!
    Approaches

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  52. Why?

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  53. Because You Want To

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  54. Approaches

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  55. Bridging the Gap

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  56. Bridging the Gap
    Creating a Culture of Continuous Learning

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  57. • Protected time for learning


    • Brown bags / Lunch & learn / Book clubs


    • User Groups


    • Hack days


    • Skunkworks


    • 20% time


    • Conferences
    Preventing Premature Implementation

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  58. Risks

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  59. Benefits

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  60. Skilled Developers

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  61. Ready to adopt the
    right tool

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  62. …at the right time

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  63. Happy Developers

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  64. So What Can I Do?

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  65. Don’t Panic!

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  66. View Slide

  67. RSocket

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  68. RSocket
    A Happy Ending

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  69. View Slide

  70. https://bit.ly/ij-reactive-spring-boot

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  71. Why?

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  72. 1. For the Business


    2. For the Team


    3. For You
    Why?

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  73. https://bit.ly/staying-ahead

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