Go Reinvent The Wheel

We all know how software libraries, packages, modules have made life easier for developers who build software applications and cannot be bothered with what is under the hood. Guess what: chances are getting your hands dirty can help you learn to be a better software engineer and developer. Coding school websites do not teach developers how to pack their code into libraries and manage their own libraries’ user base. It is through building libraries, RTFM and self-exploration that we learn much more.

This was presented at the PHP Conference Asia on 22 Sep 2015 at the National University of Singapore Society Kent Ridge Guild House.

Transcript

1. GRTW
   Sam Yong
   github.com/mauris
   

   View Slide

2. Go Reinvent The Wheel
   Sam Yong
   github.com/mauris
   

   View Slide

3. REINVENT
   

   View Slide

4. WHEEL
   

   View Slide

5. WOAH!
   ANTI-PATTERN ALERT
   

   View Slide

6. View Slide

7. DON'T REINVENT THE WHEEL
   

   View Slide

8. You'll never walk alone
   

   View Slide

9. "Avoiding (reinvention) is a
   standard bit of received wisdom"
   - Jeff Atwood
   

   View Slide

10. View Slide

11. View Slide

12. Back to school...
    

    View Slide

13. Learning AVL Tree?
    

    View Slide

14. Java TreeMap?
    

    View Slide

15. View Slide

16. View Slide

17. Reimplement to
    Learn
    

    View Slide

18. More Reinvention
    More Learning
    Better Programmer
    

    View Slide

19. Not For Work
    

    View Slide

20. Sharpening Your Axe
    

    View Slide

21. Actually Learn
    

    View Slide

22. Be Different
    

    View Slide

23. Ensure Reusability
    

    View Slide

24. Set a time-frame
    

    View Slide

25. 3 actions
    

    View Slide

26. Watch . .
    

    View Slide

27. View Slide

28. cheeaun / 4.6k
    

    View Slide

29. sayanee / 1.1k
    

    View Slide

30. timoxley / 0.9k
    

    View Slide

31. Train
    

    View Slide

32. View Slide

33. plugins, libraries, packages, etc.
    

    View Slide

34. Fork
    

    View Slide

35. View Slide

36. View Slide

37. W.T.F.
    

    View Slide

38. Builds Portfolio
    

    View Slide

39. More Awareness
    

    View Slide

40. Confident Developers
    

    View Slide

41. View Slide

42. Go Learn
    

    View Slide

43. Go Reinvent The Wheel
    

    View Slide

44. Thank you
    github.com/mauris
    sam@mauris.sg
    

    View Slide

45. "NUS School of Computing" by Soccorpcomm, CC-BY-SA 3.0
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NUS_School_of_Computing.JPG
    "Side-project" by CommitStrip, Free for Non-commercial Use
    http://www.commitstrip.com/
    "Wire Wheels" by Bob Jagendorf, CC-BY-NC 2.0
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobjagendorf/4640048920/
    "Axe" by coconinoco, CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/coconino/4266690307/
    I hold no ownership claim over all trademarks and logos used in this presentation. All trademarks and logos belong to their respective owners.
    

    View Slide