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Ricardo J. Méndez
February 02, 2018
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It's about the curry
A talk on craft, survivor bias, and focusing on the details
Ricardo J. Méndez
February 02, 2018
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Transcript
It’s about the curry Ricardo J. Méndez
[email protected]
@ArgesRic https://mastodon.social/@ricardojmendez
@ArgesRic http://tiny.cc/rjm The biases • Software engineer • Running teams
for ~20 years • Running a consultancy for 10+ years • Can end up working with 2-3 teams a year.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Sure, we all love craft. Totally.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Can’t define it. Some high and lofty artistry-
focused definition
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Nobody likes to be an assembly line piece
waiting to be automated. Craft sounds like a good way of not getting Mechanical Turk’d.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Doing things by hand? Skill? Tradition? Quality?
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Consistently avoiding shortcuts so you can get a
better result.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Survivor Bias
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm That’s an end state, not a process.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm "Most people have too exalted an idea of
what art must be to connect their own impulses to create with delivering themselves." — David Cronenberg
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Consistently avoiding shortcuts so you can get a
better result.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Find allies who share your aesthetics
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Everybody can tolerate doing something ugly, but for
a while.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm “Wow, that's nice” “I found a beautiful fix
for this case” “You should see how well this all fits together”
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Shared aesthetics help with definitions.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Allies are not just co-workers.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Shared aesthetics generate trust.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Shared aesthetics make jamming easier
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Your focus is on doing your part.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm You’ll need know to pick up after others,
to help. So will they.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Enjoying the aesthetics of what you're creating is
rewarding.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Diversity generates interesting aesthetics.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Running a team? You’re not a conductor, you’re
a stage hand.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Shortcuts are tempting
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Arrange situations so doing the right thing is
easier.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Define best practices. Build good habits. Train. Repeat.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Best practices don’t care if you’re having a
good day.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Allies are part of this support structure.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm A tolerance for past mistakes
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Improvement correlates with how much you can tolerate
cringing at your past work.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Allies give you perspective. Allies challenge you.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Yes, you will exert yourself
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm The wrong people will turn your entire day
into table-flipping o'clock.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Crafting is about shaping the result
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Find a place where people see the value
you provide.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm It’s not an extra, it’s the job
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Focus. Work. Consistently.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Not the CCO
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Don’t let the madness get lost in the
method
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm You need to bring something from yourself.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Frameworks are training wheels for the mind.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Frameworks are other people’s choices.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Wait, didn’t you just say…?
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm A certain disregard for authority
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Whatever experience they have. Whomever they are.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm *And that includes me.
@ArgesRic https://tiny.cc/rjm Thank You