Stories Every Developer Should Know • Neal Ford • YOW! 2018

This presentation was recorded at YOW! Night 2018. #GOTOcon #YOW
https://yowcon.com

Neal Ford - Software Consultant at Thoughtworks & Co-Author of "Building Evolutionary Architectures ‪@thoughtworks‬

RESOURCES
  / neal-ford-6ba3721  
  / neal4d  
https://nealford.com

ABSTRACT
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. –George Santayana

The past is never dead. It’s not even past. –William Faulkner

Most developers pursue the Latest and Greatest with intense fervor, yet the history of engineering, including software projects, contains rich lessons that we risk repeating ad nauseam. This session recounts a variety of stories of projects that failed…and why. Ranging from the Vasa in 1628 to Knight Capital in 2012, each story tells of a mistaken interpretation of some architectural fundamental principle and the consequences–some good, some less so. I also look at the common threads for these stories, which resonates with problems many companies have but don’t realize. [...]

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Ford, Parsons, Kua & Sadalage • Building Evolutionary Architectures 2nd Edition • https://amzn.to/3lqr5Q8
Ford, Richards, Sadalage & Dehghani • Software Architecture: The Hard Parts • https://amzn.to/3QeMgjR
Mark Richards & Neal Ford • Fundamentals of Software Architecture • https://amzn.to/3wMBhoI
Ford, Parsons & Kua • Building Evolutionary Architectures • https://amzn.to/3l0IOh2
Neal Ford • Functional Thinking • https://amzn.to/3l6ND8M
Michael Feathers • Working Effectively with Legacy Code • https://amzn.to/3ZFQoMU
Christian Clausen • Five Lines of Code • https://amzn.to/3s2zjyg

https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com
  / gotocon  
  / goto-  
  / goto_con  
  / gotoconferences  
#SoftwareArchitecture #SoftwareEngineering #EvolutionaryArchitecture #Connascence #Thoughtworks #Coupling #LooseCoupling #ComputerScience #NealFord #Programming #YOWcon

CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS
Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:
   / @goto-  

Looking for a unique learning experience?
Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech
Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.
https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConf...