Programming for Human Interactions

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Programming for Human Interactions Liz Abinante @feministy • labinante@newrelic.com Senior Software Engineer • New Relic

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Why?

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF How can we use our programming skills to be better humans?

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A brief ﬆory of two engineers

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Alice and Omar

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF They both join new teams at work.

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF 1 feels successful. 1 feels like a failure.

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF 1 feels successful. 1 feels like a failure.

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF 1 feels successful. 1 feels like a failure.

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF What was the diﬀerence?

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Traits of good programmers

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF

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Debugging

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Systematic, logical approach

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Reliable, flexible toolset

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Different environments or sandboxes

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Mental models of architecture

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Knowledge of data models

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Familiarity with the interactions between existing systems

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF

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Structural knowledge of libraries and tools in their ecosystem

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Ability to evaluate tools objectively

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Knowing what role each piece plays

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Ability to find more information

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Traits of good colleagues

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Emotional intelligence

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Intuition

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Empathy

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Approachable

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Good communication in various forms

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Responsive to queries

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Adaptable to different scenarios

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Willingness to share

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Learn new things to help themselves and others

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Share existing knowledge

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Encourage teamwork and even distribution of responsibility

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Interest in solving hard problems

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF …AS A TEAM

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Distill problems down to the basics

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Encourage collaborative solutions

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF What makes us good programmers also makes us good people.

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF What makes us good programmers also makes us good people. CAN ^ … if we try harder.

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Building a human interface

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Common situations

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Common situations FRUSTRATING

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Code reviews Team projects Pairing

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF How can we use our dev skills to reduce frustration?

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Debugging

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Systematic, logical approach work toward a solution, not away from a problem

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Systematic, logical approach evaluate the code, idea, or technology

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Systematic, logical approach … remember that a person wrote the code, shared the idea, or invented the tech

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Systematic, logical approach apply the same level of scrutiny to decisions, no matter whose idea it was

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Reliable toolset start with basic check ins and validations

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Reliable toolset expand using trial and error to produce a familiar set of techniques

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Reliable toolset revisit techniques and borrow from others

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Different environments or sandboxes different people respond to different techniques

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Different environments or sandboxes some situations are more difficult than others

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF ✨ ✨ emotional ✨ ✨ intelligence ✨ ✨

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Mental models of architecture

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Knowledge of data models know a little about your teammates as people

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Knowledge of data models know their professional backgrounds and preferences

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Familiarity with existing systems know how your teammates work together, and alone

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Familiarity with existing systems recognize patterns and when something is out of sync

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF knowledge of data models

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF knowledge of HUMAN BEINGS

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Structural knowledge of libraries and tools in their ecosystem

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Ability to evaluate tools objectively discuss decisions and share strategy

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Ability to evaluate tools objectively explain thought process to an audience with different knowledge

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Knowing what role each piece plays encourage people to do the things they’re interested in but might not be good at

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Find more information ask questions about preferences, style, ideas

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF prove to me you got some communication

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Final thoughts…

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Expertise with technology and people both take time

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF … they also take patience and effort

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Experience alone is not enough

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Just because someone is junior, doesn’t mean they aren’t an expert

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF We don’t work in a vacuum. We don’t work alone. We are people who build things for people.

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF We don’t work in a vacuum. We don’t work alone. We are people who build things for people. with

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF We do better together.

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SELF.CONF Liz Abinante! • @feministy labinante@newrelic.com Senior Software Engineer

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LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Photos ➡ Space! https://unsplash.com/photos/rTZW4f02zY8 ➡ Books: https://www.pexels.com/photo/books-school-stacked-closed-48126/ ➡ Poster: https://www.pexels.com/photo/office-poster-quote-success-8865/ ➡ Sad pug: https://www.pexels.com/photo/pug-portrait-dog-closeup-47444/ ➡ Debugging: https://www.pexels.com/photo/car-retro-vintage-oldtimer-9014/ ➡ Architecture: https://www.pexels.com/photo/building-london-london-city- skycrappers-34643/ ➡ Libraries: https://www.pexels.com/photo/books-old-book-knowledge- bookstore-34592/ ➡ Emotional lemur: https://www.pexels.com/photo/nature-eyes-grey-fur-33149/ ➡ Approachable pooch: https://www.pexels.com/photo/dog-cute-fur-black-89249/ ➡ Cookies: https://www.pexels.com/photo/cookies-chocolate-chip-sweets-29978/ ➡ Mountain: https://www.pexels.com/photo/sky-mountain-forest-nature-24837/