Programming fundamentals for non-techies

An overview of some of the tools and techniques used by software developers. Aimed an non-dev or limited dev knowledge audiences.

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1. Programming fundamentals
   for non-techies
   Tuesday, June 19 2012
   Steven Ringo | stevenringo | steven@dynamicclarity.com
   

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8. Science meets art
   Components
   Getting real
   Management
   Life-cycle
   

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9. Eggs Larvae Pupa Emergence Butterfly
   Requirements Design Implementation Testing Maintenance
   Phases
   

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10. Requirements
    Design
    Implementation
    Testing
    Maintenance
    Waterfall
    

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11. Requirements
    Design
    Testing
    Maintenance
    Implementation
    Iterative / Agile
    Requirements
    Design
    Testing
    Maintenance
    Implementation
    

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12. Requirements
    Design
    Testing
    Maintenance
    Implementation
    Requirements
    Design
    Testing
    Maintenance
    Implementation
    Sprint #4
    Requirements
    Design
    Testing
    Maintenance
    Implementation
    Sprint #3
    Requirements
    Design
    Testing
    Maintenance
    Implementation
    Sprint #2
    Sprint #1
    time
    Short
    timeboxes
    ~ 2-4w
    

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13. COWBOY coding
    

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14. Biggest challenge
    of software engineering
    is managing the mismatch between
    what the stakeholders want
    and
    what the developers can build
    

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16. The recipe is different.
    Every. single. time.
    

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17. Requirements
    

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18. Product perspective
    Product functions
    User characteristics
    Constraints, assumptions and dependencies
    Specific requirements
    External interface requirements
    Functional requirements
    Performance requirements
    Design constraints
    Logical database requirement
    Software system attributes
    Other requirements
    O
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    !
    

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19. User stories
    

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20. Few sentences in a user’s everyday language
    What a user does to achieve something.
    Define functions a system should provide
    Captures the 'who', 'what' and 'why'
    Simple, concise
    Small paper cards/post-it notes
    

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21. As a visitor to the
    Acme online store
    I wish to see the
    top 10 new Acmoids,
    listed by price, with
    large photos
    

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23. Fake it ‘til you make it
    

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24. Fake it ‘til you make it
    Wireframes → Prototypes → Product
    

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28. Architecture
    

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29. Server:
    “back end”
    Internet
    Client:
    “Front end”
    

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30. Server, or “back end”
    

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31. Operating System
    Web Server
    Database Server
    Application Server
    

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32. Operating System
    Web Server
    Database Server
    Application Server
    

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33. Server:
    “back end”
    Internet
    Client:
    “Front end”
    

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34. Client, or “front end”
    

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36. Information
    Design
    Interactivity
    

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37. Interactivity
    Information
    Design
    

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38. Keeping code safe
    

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39. Repository for all programming assets
    Source of truth
    Shared among developers
    Conflict resolution
    Co-ordinating teams
    Bug fixing process
    Time machine in a box
    

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41. Project tracking
    

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42. Repository for all project tasks
    Source of truth
    Developers, managers and stakeholders
    Logging of effort
    Co-ordinating teams
    Bug fixing process
    Links to source control
    

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45. The cloud
    computing and storage
    as a service
    to consumers
    

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46. Cheap
    Elastic
    Flexible
    Secure
    Location
    Convenient
    The cloud
    

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47. Expensive
    Dependent
    Regulatory
    Unmanaged
    Location
    The cloud
    

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49. Focus
    

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51. Dynamic Clarity
    Thank you
    stevenringo | steven@dynamicclarity.com
    

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