Secrets of the Senior Developer

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1. Secrets of the Senior Developer Tim VanFosson, @tvanfosson Principal Software Engineer The Nerdery
2. Topics What Would You Say You Do Here? How to Not Write Crappy Code Pay it Forward Mentoring: teaching and coaching Set the tone Doing the Right Thing Technology Architecture Performance Complexity Ownership
3. What does a senior developer do?  Problem solver  Team leader  Client friendly  Writes code  Reviews code
4. How to Not Write Crappy Code Listen • Read • Write • Ask
5. Listen to people who have written crappy code Hard way or the easy way Avoid the “cargo cult” People (hint: you don’t need to agree with them) Alistair Cockburn Kent Beck “Uncle” Bob Martin Robert Fowler Open source authors Security researchers (Troy Hunt) Networking, OS, etc. folks Blogs Local conferences, user groups …
6. Read crappy (and not crappy) code Framework/Open Source Patterns “Gang of Four” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Patterns https://martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/ Code Reviews
7. Write Crappy Code (or Not) No substitute for practice Write first, refactor later Learn to start with less crappy code OR – don’t write any code if you can avoid it
8. Ask people who have written crappy code Get a Mentor/Coach Get Feedback Code Review Design Review
9. Paying It Forward
10. Mentoring/ Coaching Formal or informal Teaching Direction Accountability
11. Set the Tone  Continual Learning  Commitment to Excellence  Deliver Value  Safety
12. Doing the Right Thing
13. Technology  Core Tech: Deep understanding  New Tech: Breadth  Put the team first
14. Architecture You Don’t Need Web Scale, Unless You Do Most Data Exists in Relation to Other Data Embrace the Cloud There Is No Magic Bullet
15. Performance Measure It Early Understand Your Tools Choose the Right Data Structure
16. Complexity Don’t Value Complexity Solve a Simpler Problem Move Complexity to Configuration Absorb Complexity for the User
17. Ownership Business Value and Craftsmanship Passion and Pragmatism
18. Questions?