The Art of Collaborative Software Development

A presentation on collaborative development, tips and tricks to high value interactions.

Transcript

1. The Art of Collaborative Software Development Brian O’Neill Lead Architect, Health Market Science @boneill42, bone@alumni.brown.edu
2. The Problem •  Individual Contribution = e •  Impact on others = o max (eme + o(e1 ) … o(en )) As n increases, o quickly becomes more important than e.
3. Attitudes and Emotions
4. Know Thyself "  Unconscious Incompetence "  Conscious Incompetence "  Conscious Competence "  Unconscious Competence by dimension http://www.upgradereality.com/stages-of-mastery/
5. Strive for Simplicity “Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication…when you first attack a problem it seems really simple because you don’t understand it. Then when you start to really understand it, you come up with these very complicated solutions because it’s really hairy. Most people stop there. But a few people keep burning the midnight oil and finally understand the underlying principles of the problem and come up with an elegantly simple solution for it. But very few people go the distance to get there” - Steve Jobs
6. Emotional IQ Passion without emotion.
7. Momentum w/ Peers "  Sometimes your contribution to an idea comes at the expense of another’s passion, which results in a less successful idea. "  i.e. Sometimes its better to keep your mouth shut.
8. Openness "  You want people to be able to come to you with ideas, even if they contradict your own. "  You should be able to express your ideas to others, even if they contradict theirs. "  If they/you cannot, its your fault. =)
9. Momentum w/ Projects Requisite value to maintain momentum / velocity. And tolerance for lesser quality commits. Value / Tolerance Time
10. Perspectives "  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder " Clojure "  Break statements "  Try to appreciate other art styles.
11. Concrete Impact
12. Pull Requests over Emails "  If you see it, own it. "  If you own it, solve it. "  If you’ve solved it, share it.
13. Continuous Integration "  Make it your home page. "  Then goto previous slide. (or revert =)
14. Default to Broadcast "  CC everyone "  Allow them to filter "  No closed doors/conversations
15. Capture Debt and work it off. "  Catalog your tolerance of sub-par commits. "  And plan to address it.