How Cognitive Biases Affect our Software Architectures • Birgitta Böckeler • YOW! 2022

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2022. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Birgitta Böckeler - Technical Principal, Thoughtworks RESOURCES https://twitter.com/birgitta410 https://birgitta.info https://www.linkedin.com/in/birgittaboeckeler ABSTRACT At the time of writing this, Wikipedia’s “Cognitive bias codex” has more than 200 entries, and it feels like Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking Fast and Slow” is referenced in every other software conference talk. It’s official: Human beings are just not the rational thinkers we like to think we are. When we approach software architecture in an agile way, we are trying to embrace the uncertainty that comes with all software delivery, but at the same time we want to be diligent about the decisions that are harder to change later. This talk will go through just a few of the cognitive biases that can trip us up as architects and developers when we are making these decisions, and how to soften their potentially negative impact. [...] Read the full abstract here: https://yowcon.com/sydney-2022/sessions/2309/how-cognitive-biases-affect-our-software-architectures RECOMMENDED BOOKS Simon Brown • Software Architecture for Developers Vol. 2 • https://leanpub.com/visualising-software-architecture Daniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow • https://amzn.to/2XmJEtf Thaler & Sunstein • Nudge • https://amzn.to/3CglrmX Dan Ariely • Predictably Irrational • https://amzn.to/3lyDBd7 David Farley • Modern Software Engineering • https://amzn.to/3GI468M Dave Farley & Jez Humble • Continuous Delivery • https://amzn.to/3ocIHwd Woods, Erder & Pureur • Continuous Architecture in Practice • https://amzn.to/2QWAmkl George Fairbanks • Just Enough Software Architecture • https://amzn.to/3uZzVo0 https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #SoftwareArchitecture #CognitiveBias #CognitiveBiases #BirgittaBöckeler #BirgittaBoeckeler #Thoughtworks #Agile #HumanFactor #YOWcon 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/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1