Hi, I'm a

software developer

Programmer vs Developer

• Software development is a craft.
• Programming is only one aspect of software development.
• Knowing how to program is not the same as being able to develop high quality software.

Software Development Process

1. work closely with the customer to discover what is required
2. design a software architecture that balances simplicity, scalability, performance, and reliability
3. implement writing quality code
4. unit tests, component tests, integration tests, etc.

Software Development Process

Software Development Process

Software Development Process

Learning the Craft

• learn the fundamentals
• data structures
• algorithms


• apprenticeship
• code reviews
• extreme programming
• mentorship

What does this mean as a developer?

• Don't be afraid of shipping
• Always shipping
• Impossible to be 100% bug-free
• Everyone is accountable

Lots of stuff can go wrong

• Reddit effect
• misconfigured machines
• bad configurations
• hard drive failure
• ...etc

Dealing with Failure

• Failover
• Defensive Programming

  
  switch (Orientation)
  {
      case Orientation.Horizontal:
          break;
  
      case Orientation.Vertical:
          break;
  
      default:
          throw new NotSupportedException();
  }
      						

• Fail fast, fail hard
• KISS

Tools of the Craft

Tools of the Craft

Tools of the Craft

Applying your Craft

• Continue Schooling




• Work for Someone




• Work for Yourself