Code Obsession

On 13 June 2019, I had the opportunity to speak at Utah .NET Meetup in Salt Lake City, Utah. Code Reviews (Don't have to Suck) - 13 June 2013 According to a 2016 survey by Smart Bear Software code reviews are the #1 way to improve code quality. Come to this session to learn the benefits of reviewing code, as well as different tools and techniques for conducting code reviews. Surprise twist; the best way to code review is to pair or mob, so we had a small group mob on a kata for the last 20 minutes. Info about the meetup can be found  here . The slides for Code Reviews can be found   here .

On 11 June 2019, I had the opportunity to speak at Flow Factor in Salt Lake City, Utah. I one workshop and the closing keynote. What is Lean?  - 11  July 2019 When we talk about any tool, technique or practice that we like, we can fall into the trap of thinking that “Everything good is X” and “X is everything good.” If we truly want to understand a concept, we need to know what it includes and what it does not. After this session, we will have a clear understanding of what Lean is, how we might apply it to software development, and when we would and wouldn't want to. This session includes several hands on activities that drive the content home. Professional Craftsmanship  - 11  July 2019 As our profession grows and matures, it becomes more and more important for us to develop a sense of what it means to be a software professional. Analogies to existing professions are easily drawn. Precision and analytical problem solving are essential. So are we engineers? Creativity and wil