Balancing New Tools and Technologies vs. Risk - Mobile Dev + IoT + Test San Diego, April 2016

aka, Embracing The New Hotness...Gently.

Links galore to stuff I talked about and all sorts of photo credits at the end.

Transcript

1. BALANCING NEW TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES VS. RISK ELLEN SHAPIRO | MOBILE + IOT DEV + TEST | APRIL 2016 SPOTHERO.COM | JUSTHUM.COM | DESIGNATEDNERD.COM | @DESIGNATEDNERD
2. EMBRACING THE NEW HOTNESS, GENTLY ELLEN SHAPIRO | MOBILE + IOT DEV + TEST | APRIL 2016 SPOTHERO.COM | JUSTHUM.COM | DESIGNATEDNERD.COM | @DESIGNATEDNERD
3. ENGINEERS ARE REALLY EXCITABLE
8. SHORT-TERM EFFORT VS. LONG-TERM BENEFIT
9. http://xkcd.com/1319/
10. MAINTAINABILITY
14. THREE STRATEGIES FOR BETTER INTEGRATION OF THE NEW HOTNESS
15. STRATEGY THE FIRST: START SMALL
16. SMALLER PIECES OF A LARGER PROJECT
17. REACTIVE PROGRAMMING
18. PICK A BORING PART OF A PROJECT
20. FORMS
23. EVALUATE THE BENEFITS
24. CODE REVIEW: NOT JUST FOR CATCHING SCREW-UPS
25. CODE REVIEW: SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE
27. SOMETIMES THE BENEFIT DOESN'T COME IN PIECES
28. STRATEGY THE SECOND: INTERNAL TOOLS / PROJECTS
30. RISK IS SHARED BY THE ENGINEERING TEAM
31. VOKAL.IO + `
36. (˽°□°҂˽Ɨ ˍʓˍ
37. STRATEGY THE THIRD: HACK DAYS / 20% TIME
38. SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ARE CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVERS
39. SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ARE CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVERS
40. SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ARE CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVERS
42. TAKE AWAY RISK AND WATCH IDEAS BLOOM
46. KOTLIN && SWIFT
47. FIND OUT WHAT'S READY AND WHAT'S NOT
48. ಠ_ಠ
49. BONUS: WORK WITH DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF YOUR TEAM
53. "INTRAPRENEURSHIP"
54. "INTRAPRENEURSHIP"
55. CREATING A PERMANENT SPACE FOR RISK-TAKING
59. DON'T BE AN IDIOT OVERLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT DEADLINES
60. DON'T FORGET TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LEARNING CURVE
61. DON'T LET JUNIOR ENGINEERS FLAIL
62. DON'T BE AFRAID TO CUT BAIT AND TRY AGAIN
63. MANDATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > Break off small pieces of larger projects
64. MANDATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > Break off small pieces of larger projects > Try something internally first
65. MANDATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > Break off small pieces of larger projects > Try something internally first > Find times and places to experiment
66. MANDATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > Break off small pieces of larger projects > Try something internally first > Find times and places to experiment > Be mindful of timelines and deadlines
67. MANDATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > Break off small pieces of larger projects > Try something internally first > Find times and places to experiment > Be mindful of timelines and deadlines > If at first you don't succeed, that's OK
68. MANDATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > Break off small pieces of larger projects > Try something internally first > Find times and places to experiment > Be mindful of timelines and deadlines > If at first you don't succeed, that's OK > you can always try again
69. SPECIAL THANKS
70. QUESTION TIME! (or bug me on Twitter @designatednerd)
71. LINKS! (PT. 1) > Reactive Forms with RxAndroid: https://www.vokal.io/ labs/reactive-forms-with-rxandroid > The New vokal.io: https://www.vokal.io/labs/the-new- vokalio > Hack Your Way To Great Ideas: https:// blogs.dropbox.com/dropbox/2015/08/hack-your-way- to-great-ideas/
72. LINKS! (PT. 2) > 20% Time vs 120% Time http://qz.com/116196/google- engineers-insist-20-time-is-not-dead-its-just-turned- into-120-time/ > The Innovator's dilemma http://www.amazon.com/The- Innovator-s-Dilemma-Technologies-Management/dp/ 1633691780/
73. PHOTO CREDITS (PT. 1) > Miscellaneous cool toys by thotfulspot https:// www.flickr.com/photos/thotfulspot/6151593033/ > Broken Toy by Michael Coghlan https:// www.flickr.com/photos/mikecogh/6082137401/ > Reinventing The Wheel by Thomas Guest https:// www.flickr.com/photos/thomasguest/5491482766/ > 2011-0320 by VGB.Studios https://www.flickr.com/ photos/vgb-studios/6605405287
74. PHOTO CREDITS (PT. 2) > Share by GotCredit https://www.flickr.com/photos/ jakerust/16639834358/ > You Break It You Buy It by Gregg Tavares https:// www.flickr.com/photos/greggman/235884548/ > What's Next? by sean hobson https://www.flickr.com/ photos/seanhobson/4380105315/
75. PHOTO CREDITS (PT. 3) > Lego Dungeons and Dragons - Action Points by Marco Hazard https://www.flickr.com/photos/ 42405591@N02/11013256715/ > Little flower sprout grows through urban asphalt ground by ปᆱ Ἆ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ 138615660@N02/ > Ahchan and iPad by Hajime NAKANO https:// www.flickr.com/photos/jetalone/4694902742/
76. PHOTO CREDITS (PT. 4) > 235/365 ...somewhere there is a boundless universe waiting to be discovered by Iryna Yeroshko https:// www.flickr.com/photos/mandarina94/6267475924 > Edge of the falls by Mig Gilbert https:// www.flickr.com/photos/mig-gilbert/26182478906