The Coding Chef: Optimizing Tools & Workflows

Public recipes are the original open source, and for hundreds of years cooks have not only shared their source but also built incredible schools in their kitchens. Cooks of all levels face the constant pressure of staying relevant, and just like the best engineers, they do this by doggedly practicing the basics while experimenting on the bleeding edge. In this talk, we’ll learn to stay relevant by looking at the surprising parallels between modern kitchens and effective engineering teams.

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1. Juan Pablo Buriticá
   VP of Engineering - splice.com
   @buritica
   OPTIMIZING TOOLS AND
   WORKFLOWS
   THE CODING CHEF
   

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2. PROFESSIONAL
   SOFTWARE
   DEVELOPMENT
   MEANS
   

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3. TIGHT
   DEADLINES
   

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4. NEVER-ENDING
   BACKLOGS
   

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5. CONTINUOUS
   DELIVERY
   

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6. COMPLEX TEAM
   DYNAMICS
   

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7. DEMANDING
   TECHNICAL SKILLS
   

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8. $11/hr
   

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9. PROFESSIONAL
   SOFTWARE
   DEVELOPMENT

   COOKING
   MEANS
   

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10. THEY’RE BOTH
    A MIX OF ART & SCIENCE
    

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11. CAN WE LEARN FROM
    a 300 yr old profession?
    

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12. PROFESSIONAL COOKS
    can teach us ...
    

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13. to remain relevant professionals
    to improve ourselves
    to improve our product
    to work better with others
    to add value to our organizations
    

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14. WHEN
    WILL X BE READY?
    

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15. we don’t really know
    

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16. we’ve come up with
    random scales
    

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17. 
    story points
    

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18. 
    t-shirt sizes
    

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19. we might as well be
    using…
    

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20. 
    …chicken breeds
    

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21. “I estimate this will
    take me a Silkie to
    complete”
    

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23. we haven’t built
    enough software to
    know how long it
    takes to build
    software
    

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24. WHEN
    WILL BE READY?
    

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25. we have cooked
    enough to know
    how long it takes
    

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26. well I have…
    

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27. …but I have never
    cooked a with a
    flame-thrower
    

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28. I don’t know how
    long it takes!!
    
    

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29. WHEN
    WILL X BE READY?
    

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30. We must build more
    software …
    

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31. … so we can reduce the
    uncertainty.
    

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32. http://www.amazon.com/Making-Software-Really-Works-Believe/dp/0596808321
    

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33. document it,
    practice it,
    teach it,
    share it
    

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34. JUST LIKE COOKS
    AND KITCHENS
    

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35. THE CODING CHEF
    LEARN THE BASICS
    

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36. START WITH
    ESSENTIAL GEAR
    

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38. - editor
    - cli
    - source control
    - dependency management
    - build & test tools
    

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39. SHARPEN YOUR TOOLS
    

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41. - configure and tweak your editor
    - learn the keyboard shortcuts
    - keep and maintain your dot files
    

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42. …vim vs emacs vs sublime
    vs atom vs xcode vs
    netbeans vs textmate vs
    visual studio vs notepad++
    vs coda vs eclipse…
    

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43. get over it, it happens in
    kitchens too…
    

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45. Get really good at using one,
    then force yourself to learn a
    new one.
    

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46. AIM TO BECOME A
    WELL ROUNDED
    PROGRAMMER
    

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47. PRACTICE YOUR
    BASIC SKILLS
    

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50. LEARN DIFFERENT WAYS
    OF DOING THE SAME
    

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52. EXPERIMENT
    

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54. LEARN FROM OTHERS
    

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56. REINVENT THE WHEEL
    

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58. THE CODING CHEF
    BEFORE SERVICE
    

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59. PLAN THE MENU
    (managers)
    

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61. SOURCE YOUR
    INGREDIENTS
    

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63. PREP
    

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65. MISE EN PLACE
    (putting in place)
    

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67. THE CODING CHEF
    DURING SERVICE
    

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68. COMMUNICATE
    

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70. ESTABLISH
    SUPPORTING
    STRUCTURES
    (managers)
    

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72. CLEAN AS YOU GO
    

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74. FOOD INSPECTION
    

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76. TASTE
    TASTE
    TASTE
    

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78. LEARN TO SERVE
    

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80. THE CODING CHEF
    AFTER SERVICE
    

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81. CLEAN UP
    

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83. DOCUMENT
    

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85. RESEARCH
    

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86. Deck Title Header
    MARCH 1, 2015
    Confidential. Property of Ride Group, Inc. Not to be disclosed or distributed with Ride's prior written consent.
    

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87. TEACH US
    

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88. THANKS
    Juan Pablo Buriticá
    VP of Engineering - splice.com
    @buritica
    

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89. • knife
    • editor
    • sharp knife
    • knives
    • robot chopper
    • fast onion
    • mandolin
    • gramma’s recipe
    • sourdough
    • menu
    • tomatoes
    • prep
    • mise en place
    • communicate
    • supporting structures
    • justin cleaning
    • food inspection
    • tasting
    • learn to serve
    • cleanup
    IMAGE CREDITS
    

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