Things I Learned the Hard Way: Engineering and Computer Science in the Real World
David Parmenter
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In this talk I will discuss my own experiences as a self-taught software engineer, designing and implementing product code from scratch.
I will talk about the parts of computer science which:
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I wish I had known more about
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I have found to be the most useful
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have been of little practical use to me
In addition, I will discuss some of the habits and methods which I consider to be 'sine qua non' in product engineering. Examples include:
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version control
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testing
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build tools
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automation
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bug databases
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keeping up to date
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browsing source code
the good and the bad of using class libraries
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the relationship of the engineer and the business-person
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