1, 2, Automate!

What is the best way to approach a technical problem ? Solve it manually or come up with a tool that does the job for you? It depends.

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1. 1, 2, AUTOMATE! Alexander Tamoykin http://alextamoykin.com
2. AGENDA • What • When • How FUNNY CATS
4. DEFINITION
5. MANUAL VS AUTOMATIC
6. PROS AND CONS Pros Cons • Cheap • Expensive initially • Quick • Slow at first • Easy • Hard Cons Pros • Same cost every time • Cost less over time • Fragile • Consistent • Boring • Exciting
7. WHAT IS BETTER ? IT DEPENDS
8. HOW DO WE MAKE OUR SOFTWARE ?
9. MAKE IT WORK MAKE IT RIGHT MAKE IT FAST
10. MAKE IT WORK MAKE IT RIGHT MAKE IT FAST M A N U A L A U TO A U TO
11. MAKE IT WORK Somehow
12. DONE!
13. MOVING ON
15. PROTOTYPE => REAL FERRARI 1 week 3 weeks
16. SCALE 4 week 4 week 4 week 4 week
17. TOO EXPENSIVE
18. PROS AND CONS Pros Cons • Cheap • Expensive initially • Quick • Slow at first • Easy • Hard Cons Pros • Same cost every time • Cost less over time • Fragile • Consistent • Boring • Exciting
19. SCALE A U TO
20. PROTOTYPING M A N U A L
21. PROS AND CONS Pros Cons • Cheap • Expensive initially • Quick • Slow at first • Easy • Hard Cons Pros • Same cost every time • Cost less over time • Fragile • Consistent • Boring • Exciting
22. MAKE IT RIGHT Refactor
23. REFACTOR WHAT ? No, it works already. Move on. ! Time is money
25. YES REFACTOR! • Reduce technical debt • Improve the code • Read • Maintain • Change
27. Why? It broke Did you test it ? Oh yeah I did it How ? Manually
28. PROS AND CONS Pros Cons • Cheap • Expensive initially • Quick • Slow at first • Easy • Hard Cons Pros • Same cost every time • Cost less over time • Fragile • Consistent • Boring • Exciting
29. TESTING A U TO
30. TECHNICAL CHALLENGE
31. HIRING IS EXPENSIVE
32. PROS AND CONS Pros Cons • Cheap • Expensive initially • Quick • Slow at first • Easy • Hard Cons Pros • Same cost every time • Cost less over time • Fragile • Consistent • Boring • Exciting
33. AUTOMATE BORING STUFF And keep programmers happy
34. GOOD DEVELOPER IS LAZY
35. BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW TO AUTOMATE
36. SUMMARY • What • When • How
37. RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB
38. FIN http://alextamoykin.com