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WOMEN IN TECH CONFERENCE SALFORD FEBRUARY 2018

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BBC ACCOUNT ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AT STRICTLY SCALE WOMEN IN TECH CONFERENCE SALFORD FEBRUARY 2018

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MARC LITTLEMORE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TEAM LEAD BBC account front-end team W12 & Salford @marclittlemore github.com/marcl linkedin.com/in/marclittlemore

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WHAT DO WE DO? BBC account

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“GATEWAY TO PERSONALISATION”

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THE PUBLIC LOVE IT BBC account

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THE TEAM CARES

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HOW DO WE ENSURE THE BEST USER EXPERIENCE?

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HOW DO WE ENSURE ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AT SCALE?

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STRICTLY SCALE

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WRITE MAINTAINABLE CODE

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NOT JUST ABOUT WRITING CODE

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CODING STANDARDS & CONSISTENCY

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LINTING & FORMATTING

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THERE ARE NO BUGS IF WE WRITE LESS CODE

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COMMUNICATION

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PAIR PROGRAMMING

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PULL REQUESTS & CODE REVIEWS

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WHAT’S CHANGED?

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EXPLAIN YOUR THINKING

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KNOWLEDGE SHARING IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL

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TESTS, TESTS, TESTS EVERYWHERE

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AUTOMATE EVERYTHING

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ALWAYS LEAVE THE CAMPSITE CLEANER THAN YOU FOUND IT

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NEW CODE IS POTENTIAL TECHNICAL DEBT

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ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE MEANS…

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ENSURING CODE QUALITY

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THANKS FOR LISTENING! @marclittlemore

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WE HAVE OPEN ROLES @marclittlemore