What is (not) Software Crafting?

What do we mean by Software Craftsmanship? What not? How and why was it born? Why does it matter?

After answering all these questions and introducing concepts like deliberate practice and Open Space Technology, we explore the current status of Software Craftsmanship communities and events around Europe.

A compilation of software crafting-related resources mentioned during the talk can be found @ github.com/dcarral/software-crafting.

Transcript

1. What is (not) Software Craftsmanship? Daniel Carral (@dcarral.org) Ruby User Group Berlin, 07/09/2017
2. What is (not) Software Craftsmanship? Daniel Carral (@dcarral.org) Ruby User Group Berlin, 07/09/2017
3. What is (not) Software Craftsmanship ? Daniel Carral (@dcarral.org) Ruby User Group Berlin, 07/09/2017 Crafting
5. Slides & resources: github.com/dcarral/software-crafting
7. Q: What is Software Crafting?
9. Q: Tobi, talk duration?
10. A: “20 goal time, bis 30 geht aber meist. Aber ab 30 guck ich grimmig und gestikuliere :)”
11. Three concepts
12. 1.- Deliberate practice “Highly structured activity designed with the specific goal of improving performance.”
13. Q: Ok, but practicing what?
14. A: i.e.:
15. Q: So, is Software Crafting rebranded XP?
16. A: No
17. 2.- Open Space Technology “One way to enable inspired meetings & events.”
20. 3.- Apprenticeship “System of training a new generation of practitioners of a profession with on-the-job training and accompanying study.”
21. Apprentice > Journey-level crafter > Master
23. What is Software Crafting?!
24. A: It's not... Software Engineering
25. A: It's not... Anti-agile
26. A: It's not... (just) being professional
27. A: It's not... (Just) writing crap (or not)
28. It actually is...
29. … a community of software professionals who: Care, practice, learn & share
30. Software Crafting Community :-)
32. Lean coffees
33. Code Katas Code Dojos
34. Code Retreats
35. + info @ coderetreat.org
36. SoCraTes (un)conferences
38. Journey-level tours
39. Talking about journeying... Corey Haines Daniel Temme Peter Kofler
40. Q: Great. And now?
41. Join the community. Raise the bar! slack.softwarecraftsmanship.org
42. Shouting out - Egga Hartung - Raimo Rradzcewski - Markus Decke - Martin Klose - Carlos Blé - Boris Diebold - Jörg Braner
43. Thanks! Resources: github.com/dcarral/software-crafting Follow-up: twitter.com/dcarral dan@dcarral.org