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Innovation & Value
with Scala, not because
XP Days DE, 26-Nov-2015
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@benjamin
CTO, @TeamVaamo
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Vaamo is ...
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started from scratch
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just like that
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... in the end
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the not-so-obvious parts
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1. Developer Happiness
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2. Hireability
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3. Programming Language
doesn't matter
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wat?
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yep
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What value did we expect
from Scala?
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It's a tool!
It should support us in our work!
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"We shape our
tools, and then our
tools shape us"
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Marshall McLuhan
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Developers'
Mindset
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"Culture eats strategy for
breakfast"
... which is a good thing
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You can't escape
FP
it's everywhere
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You can't escape
Reactive
it's everywhere
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Biggest of all:
Types are HUGE
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So: everything comes
with a cost
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So: everything comes
with a cost
And it will be
different costs than
you thought
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And? Where's the
innovation?
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What enables innovations
to grow?
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Speed!
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Speed comes from
4 Changeability & Adaptability
4 Communication & Bandwidth
4 Clear Goals
4 Alignment on Principles
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Speed comes from
4 Changeability & Adaptability
4 Communication & Bandwidth
4 Clear Goals
4 Alignment on Principles
4 Teamwork
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#protip
Start talking to
(your) people
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#protip
Forget about
technology
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#protip
Make sure,
you're aligned,
because you're not
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#protip
Make sure,
you understand what
everyone is saying,
because you're not
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How to get people aligned?
4 Talk to them
4 Talk to them
4 Talk to them
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#protip
(Peer) 1on1s
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#protip
Product
Management
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Recap
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Recap
4 Programming Language does not matter
4 Define your expectations & values
4 community?
4 way of working?
4 Choose technology according to expectations
4 Work very hard on alignment!
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Thank You!
I'm @benjamin
Ping me
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Image Credits
vaamo: https://www.vaamo.de
blank book: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikecogh/8664686241
context is king: https://www.flickr.com/photos/_rebeccajackson/17939020696
Science gif: http://giphy.com/gifs/Ec3BFLEq2M5gI
scala logo: http://www.scala-lang.org
just like that: https://www.flickr.com/photos/allspaw/242570877
developer happiness: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rafiot/14207738774
hireability: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ctcvistaqueen/2136689362
not important: https://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyrides/6215494234
wat?: https://www.flickr.com/photos/reallynuts/4438480034/
it's a tool: https://www.flickr.com/photos/37873897@N06/7063437997
McLuhan: http://izebrand.com/panoptibook/img/avatarmm.jpg
mindset: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Margaret_Hamilton.gif
breakfast: https://www.flickr.com/photos/withwind/14629779054
lambda: http://pbalduino.github.io/gurusp-talk-23/
reactive: http://www.reactivemanifesto.org/images/reactive-traits.svg
types: https://www.flickr.com/photos/beorn_ours/5675267679
money: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aresauburnphotos/2678453389
hermit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/yewenyi/2477981116
talking: https://www.flickr.com/photos/carluzfoto/9824191195
aligned: http://www.flickr.com/photos/myndemayfield/6850190989
where's innovation: https://www.flickr.com/photos/neko43/6195547788
what enables innovation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GraceHopperand_UNIVAC.jpg
speed: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffanddayna/3525003260
1on1: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dobrych/3518808386
product management: https://www.flickr.com/photos/productcamp/15664936252
puzzle-pieces: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tcp909/132665279
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