Good Code, Bad Code

In this talk, you and I will dive into the craft of coding. Taking a look at the distinctive qualities that make code good, good enough or plain bad across all programming languages and business contexts, we will undertake a journey towards a better understanding of our code, our challenges and our craftsmanship.

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1. GOOD CODE, BAD CODE. Sven Decker @svendeck
2. Sven Decker @svendeck Head of IT (Startup) Lead Software Engineer Full-Stack Engineer Backend Engineer
3. #WeAreHiring @svendeck
4. SOFTWARE ENGINEERS. @svendeck
5. SOFTWARE ENGINEERS write code? @svendeck
7. SOFTWARE ENGINEERS solve problems? @svendeck
9. SOFTWARE ENGINEERS … @svendeck
10. SOFTWARE ENGINEERS design? @svendeck
11. DESIGN IS THE INTENTIONAL SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM WITHIN A SET OF CONSTRAINTS. “ ” — Mike Monteiro Design Director, Mule Design @svendeck
12. SOFTWARE ENGINEERS IMPROVE. @svendeck
13. WE IMPROVE. @svendeck
17. TO IMPROVE, WE COLLABORATE. @svendeck
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21. Hackathon, 4am @svendeck
22. Commit 019f8a — Joschka fix fabis funcOon names Commit 24f822 — Fabian fix svens endpoint mistakes Commit 58308f — Sven fix joshis typos unOl it compiles @svendeck
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27. TO IMPROVE, WE EXPERIMENT. @svendeck
28. Customer Survey I don’t trust my mail person and want to personally pick up my TAN list in your branch office. Please make it possible, otherwise I will find another bank that does. @svendeck
29. Customer Survey Why would you make me come to your branch offices every couple dozen online transacOons to pick up a new TAN list? That’s not why I signed up for online banking, you lazy f*****s. @svendeck
31. TO IMPROVE, WE FAIL. @svendeck
35. IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO FAIL, FAIL. @svendeck
36. IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO FAIL, FAIL OFTEN. @svendeck
40. IT WORKS IF IT WORKS IN PRODUCTION. @svendeck
41. DO NOT TRY TO PREDICT FAILURES. @svendeck
42. BUT BE ABLE TO CATCH A FAILURE WHEN IT HAPPENS. @svendeck
43. DO NOT ADD, REMOVE. @svendeck
44. @svendeck @svendeck
45. KEEP IT OH SO VERY SIMPLE. @svendeck
46. KEEP IT OH SO VERY OBVIOUS. @svendeck
47. KEEP IT OH SO VERY HUMBLE. @svendeck
48. Sven Decker @svendeck Thank you.