Shared understanding - Better software through meaningful conversations

Lightning talk given at AmsterdamPHP meetup on 19-07-2018.

Transcript

1. Shared understanding Better software through meaningful conversations
2. Emmerson Siqueira Software Engineer at Werkspot @batusa
3. Image credits: Jeff Patton @batusa
4. @batusa
5. Agile @batusa
6. – Jeff Patton “Shared documents aren’t shared understanding.” @batusa
7. User stories @batusa
8. User stories Card Conversation Confirmation @batusa
9. User stories Card Conversation Confirmation @batusa
10. User stories Card Conversation Confirmation @batusa
11. –Lazy Developer “Just tell me what to do!” @batusa
12. –Lazy Developer “Just tell me what to do!” @batusa
13. Conversations build shared understanding @batusa
14. Two-way communication, exchange of thoughts, feelings, actively interacting @batusa
15. @batusa
16. Ask open questions and be an empathetic listener. @batusa
17. Come up with context and reasons. @batusa
18. Make sure to keep consistency of terms. Avoid ambiguity by having a Ubiquitous Language. @batusa
19. Ask input from the quiet ones. @batusa
20. Conclusion @batusa
21. Your code is a reflection of the way you communicate. @batusa
22. Not all solutions lead to code. @batusa
23. Further references • http://info.thoughtworks.com/rs/thoughtworks2/images/twebook- developing-a-shared-understanding.pdf • http://www.dgp.utoronto.ca/people/WilliamHunt/qualifier.html#RTFToC11 • https://ronjeffries.com/xprog/articles/expcardconversationconfirmation/ • http://antonymarcano.com/blog/2016/08/how-the-industry-broke-the- connextra-template/ • https://www.agilealliance.org/glossary/ubiquitous-language • https://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/empathic_listening/
24. Thank you! @batusa