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Sebastian Daschner
October 31, 2019
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Seven Principles That Will Boost Your Developer Productivity
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Transcript
Seven Principles That Will Boost Your Developer Productivity Sebastian Daschner
@DaschnerS Sebastian Daschner • Lead Java Developer Advocate @ IBM
• Conference speaker, trainer, book author • JCP Expert Group member & Jakarta EE Committer • Java Champion • Oracle Groundbreaker Ambassador (Alumni) • JavaOne Rockstar speaker
@DaschnerS German Efficiency FTW
@DaschnerS Principle 1: Embrace automation
@DaschnerS Use shortcuts
@DaschnerS $> command-line && \ the power of UNIX
@DaschnerS $> alias l='echo aliases are great!'
@DaschnerS
@DaschnerS More automation: code as code ✓ configuration as code
✓ infrastructure as code ✓ everything as code
@DaschnerS “Three strikes and you automate”
@DaschnerS Test, the automated way
@DaschnerS Continuous Delivery
@DaschnerS Principle 2: Focus & eliminate context switches
@DaschnerS You want to be productive? Throw away your mouse.
@DaschnerS Keyboard usage FTW
@DaschnerS VIM way of typing
@DaschnerS Keep turnaround cycles short
@DaschnerS Manage distractions & focus
@DaschnerS Working environments
@DaschnerS
@DaschnerS Principle 3: Take a step back and reflect
@DaschnerS Think long-term investments (automation, shortcuts, testing, tooling, ...)
@DaschnerS Principle 4: Don’t make me think (twice)
@DaschnerS Define processes… then automate
@DaschnerS Automation == Documentation
@DaschnerS Keep a todo list no, really
@DaschnerS Principle 5: Know your craft
@DaschnerS Read the documentation no, really
@DaschnerS Principle 6: Communicate
@DaschnerS Write documentation no, really
@DaschnerS Share knowledge
@DaschnerS Productivity Principles 1. Embrace automation 2. Focus & eliminate
context switches 3. Take a step back and reflect 4. Don’t make me think (twice) 5. Know your craft 6. Communicate
@DaschnerS Principle 7: Use the saved time to relax
Thank You For Your Attention! • daschner.dev/productive-dev • @DaschnerS