Adaptive Development in a Creative World

Technologies change, requirements change, language availability and viabilities also change.

The life of the creative professional (can we really continue to silo ourselves into specific camps such as developer, designer or 'web prophet') has to adapt to survive, to maintain focus, to earn money and to continue being the best one can be.

From picking a language that's right not only for you but also the client and any project requirements as well as throwing in some 'fun' development to keep your brain cells buzzing and hopefully future-proofing the application (yes, we potentially have to try to read future trends too), to seeing and understanding what existing languages can provide, what others lack and what others need to survive - there is a lot to consider.

Join Matt Gifford as we cover aspects of the development world and the environment around us to ensure that we can successfully adapt our behaviour and our focus where needed to stay current and relevant.

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This is the opening keynote from devObjective 2015 held in Minneapolis, Wednesday 13th May 2015.

Transcript

1. @coldfumonkeh Matt Gifford ADAPTIVE DEVELOPMENT in a CREATIVE WORLD
12. ADAPTIVE DEVELOPMENT
13. to adjust (someone or something, esp. oneself) to different conditions, a new environment, etc. to fit, change, or modify to suit a new or different purpose adapt |əәˈdapt| verb
14. WHY are YOU HERE?
15. OBJECTIVES
16. YOU
17. WAY back WHEN…
19. IT STARTED with ONE SIMPLE CLICK
30. Web Developer
32. STARTING OUT
35. Web Developer Designer
38. WAT?
39. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukasvermeer/3807984599/
41. http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltimo/3816059877/
42. U.N.
47. Web Developer DBA Designer SysAdmin
49. WAT?
50. THE BIG CITY
54. http://objectorientedcoldfusion.org/procedural-vs-object-oriented.html
55. DR. WAT?
56. BACK WHEN THINGS were a little EASIER
57. Web Developer DBA Designer SysAdmin
59. Web Developer Web Editor Web Designer Database Administrator IT Support
60. I build stuff and I write about building stuff too
61. I have no title
62. Digital Overlord Wizard of Light Bulb Moments Problem Wrangler Digital Dynamo Dream Alchemist Creative Czar Mobile Magician Digital Prophet Chief Inspiration Officer
63. Web API JavaScript Mobile NINJA GURU LEGEND ROCKSTAR Database
64. ANYWAY…
65. the VIABILITY of STASIS
68. Web Developer DBA Designer SysAdmin
69. Web Developer DBA Designer SysAdmin
70. HTML/CSS ColdFusion Design / Layout SQL
74. the NEED to GAIN MOMENTUM
83. WANTING it ALL
84. The FULL Stack
86. NOW
87. HTML5
88. HTML5
89. CSS3 HTML5
90. HTML5 CSS3
91. JavaScript HTML5 CSS3
92. HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript
93. Node HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript
94. HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Node
95. Redis / Mongo HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Node
96. HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Node Redis / Mongo
97. iOS HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Node Redis / Mongo
98. HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Node Redis / Mongo iOS
99. Android HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Node Redis / Mongo iOS
100. HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Node Redis / Mongo iOS Android
101. Deployments HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Node Redis / Mongo iOS Android
102. HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Node Redis / Mongo iOS Android Deployments
103. Choose not to work with the things you cannot change. Change the things you cannot work with.
104. it DOES HAVE a CO$T
107. “ ” The web as a whole is a &*%k£! up, mud ridden pile of !*$$… doesn't matter what stack you go down, it's full of $#!& - @fymd
108. No language is infallible
111. BENEFITS
112. more marketable
113. more valuable to your employer
114. more valuable to your clients
115. increased knowledge and awareness
116. happier
117. to adjust (someone or something, esp. oneself) to different conditions, a new environment, etc. to fit, change, or modify to suit a new or different purpose adapt |əәˈdapt| verb
119. Refactoring is not just for your applications Refactor your processes and update your workflow
120. Refactoring is not just for your applications Refactor your skills
123. Integrate Don’t designate
124. my OBJECTIVES
126. your OBJECTIVES
127. our