Productive Programming Habits

Talk at ACT-W Chicago Conf 2016

Transcript

1. Productive Programming Habits Marshall Shen http://mshen.me
2. Hello :)
3. A good day at work
4. A bad day at work
5. Why this talk? Share my habits that make a work day great
6. Measure
7. Why measure? • Discover insights. How much have I really done? • Provides feedback. How can I do better? • Predict future. How long will this task take?
8. How to measure • Personal - goal setting • Team - sprint planning
9. Goal Setting What do I want to accomplish.. This year (long)? This Quarter (intermediate)? This Month (short)? Today?
10. Sprint Planning
11. Sprint Planning
12. Focus
13. Focus is increasingly rare
14. Focus is increasingly valuable Deep work hypothesis The more you can focus, The more valuable you are
15. How to focus • Focused environment. Introvert-friendly open space. • Focusing technique. Pomodoro sprints
16. Focused environment
17. Focused technique
18. Checklist
19. The volume and complexity of what we know has exceeded our individual ability to deliver its benefits correctly, safely, or reliably. In other words, TMI Why checklist?
20. Checklist in action build an auction app
21. Checklist in action • Develop the frame for the UI of showing the auction item • Develop the section for picture for auction item • Develop the section for details text for auction item • Develop the submit price button for auction item • Wire the action of submitting price button, with dummy API call • Develop backend API for submitting price • Connect the backend API with the action
22. Thanks! http://mshen.me