Seven Principles That Will Boost Your Developer Productivity

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!'

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@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

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@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

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