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Professional Software Development. Can it be ta...

Ivan
June 25, 2019

Professional Software Development. Can it be taught?

Ivan

June 25, 2019
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  2. 5 Math, binary logic, and language syntax are the small

    and easy parts. Small programs are easy to create, but it’s hard to grow and maintain them. Spec/design first Lessons learned
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  4. 7 1995: Delphi 1996: html, (t)csh, emacs 1997: IDL, bash,

    latex 1998-2010: IDL, C/C++, bash, perl, python, php, sql, vim, svn/git 2010-2016: python 2016-now: python, ruby, js, java (+ TDD, BDD, CI/CD,…) programming experience (paid)
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  6. 11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer AGC, 1969 ~100’000 SLOC 1400 person-years Space Shuttle,

    1981 > 1’000’000 SLOC Windows NT 3.5, 1993 > 7’500’000 SLOC Mac OS X (tiger), 2007 > 86’000’000 SLOC
  7. 13 Invest in communication and social skills (working effectively in

    teams) Invest in simple tools and pragmatic development practices How to handle complexity?
  8. 14 “ Programs must be written for people to read,

    and only incidentally for machines to execute.” — Hal Abelson
  9. 15 Proper naming (clarity beats cleverness) - use intention-revealing names

    - avoid disinformation - use pronounceable names
  10. “For an idea to go from someone’s head into the

    computer it must go through someone else’s hands” — Llewellyn Falco Working together: mobbing