The Importance of Fun in the Workplace in 4 Minutes • Holly Cummins • YOW! 2022
This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2022. #GOTOcon #YOW
Holly Cummins - Senior Principal Software Engineer on the Red Hat Quarkus Team @Holly_Cummins
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ABSTRACT
An in-depth look at what makes software development a roller coaster where the highs of 0 compiler warnings are quickly cancelled out by the pain of long hours, bad requirements, endless configuration, clueless managers and a plethora of other issues which make death by a thousand cuts seem like a good idea…. They will answer questions such as:
• “Why is programming often called an art despite having its underpinnings in formal logic?”
• “How can I rediscover the delight I felt when I first started coding?”
• “What’s that rush I feel when my test passes? Am I addicted to TDD?”
Combining Psychology, Philosophy and Computer Science, Dr Holly Cummins and Martijn Verburg will present a series of practical tips to help you rediscover the euphoria that you felt the very first time a metal box in front of you came to life and cried out “Hello World”. [...]
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Holly Cummins & Timothy Ward • Enterprise OSGi in Action •
Greg Winteregg • Fun at Work •
Stone, Chaparro, Keebler, Chaparro & McConnell • Introduction to Human Factors •
Fred Brooks Jr. • The Mythical Man-Month •
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