I love Programming

The lightning talk version of my blog post about how Software Development is actually pretty different from what people think it is. http://pragtob.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/i-love-software-development-because-its-very-collaborative-and-communicative/

I gave this talk at a RailsGirls Berlin event.

Transcript

1. I ♥ Programming Tobias Pfeiffer @PragTob pragtob.wordpress.com/
2. I ♥ Programming
3. ...but I feel misunderstood
4. A typical situation
6. So Tobi, what do you do?
7. I study Software Engineering.
8. Oh. So you're the lonely guy, sitting in the cellar?
9. WRONG!
10. Communication is everywhere...
11. The Team http://www.flickr.com/photos/jiheffe/3462940215/
12. The Customer http://www.flickr.com/photos/in_future/4570347825/
13. Pair Programming
14. The Code “(…) when you program, you have to think about how someone will read your code, not just how a computer will interpret it.” Kent Beck
15. The Code http://www.osnews.com/story/19266/WTFs_m
16. And so much more...
17. Not everyone works like this...
18. Not everyone works like this... ...but there enough tech companies out there.
19. So you like to...
20. Communicate
21. Collaborate
22. Solve problems
23. Work in a constantly evolving field
24. Build something awesome
25. Congratulations!
26. Software Development might be just your thing!
27. ♥
28. Thanks! Tobias Pfeiffer @PragTob Blog post about this