Expert Talk: Scaling Down Complexity in Software • James Lewis & Kevlin Henney • GOTO 2022

This interview was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscripted #GOTOams https://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/expert-talk-scaling-down-complexity-in-software James Lewis - Principal Consultant & Technical Director at Thoughtworks Kevlin Henney - Consultant, Programmer, Keynote Speaker, Technologist, Trainer & Writer @KevlinHenney DESCRIPTION Software shares multiple similarities with living creatures. Embark on a journey with Kevlin Henney, an independent consultant & speaker, and James Lewis, consultant at Thoughtworks, to undercover some of the aspects that make producing software so complex from trending frameworks, that help you understand the human component, to its disposable aspect and the way it influences companies and solves real-world problems. TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 03:12 Team Topologies 08:11 Breaking the silos 15:57 Software problems in the real-world 22:33 Diagrams in software 28:12 The disposable aspect of software 35:55 The half-life of companies, code & devs 40:58 Software is fractal 49:51 Outro RECOMMENDED BOOKS Kevlin Henney & Trisha Gee • 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know • https://amzn.to/3kiTwJJ Kevlin Henney • 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know • https://amzn.to/2Yahf9U Henney & Monson-Haefel • 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know • https://amzn.to/3pZuHsQ Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies • http://amzn.to/3sVLyLQ Michael Jackson • Software Requirements and Specifications • https://amzn.to/3ql2T14 Geoffrey West • Scale • http://amzn.to/3eKMbpc Charles Stross • Singularity Sky • https://amzn.to/3BQgpAc Charles Stross • Quantum of Nightmares • https://amzn.to/3qR6xjA Charles Stross • The Atrocity Archives • https://amzn.to/3LpaCER Charles Stross • Accelerando • https://amzn.to/3qPfGc9 Ted Chiang • Stories of Your Life and Others • https://amzn.to/3ePI9vI Ted Chiang • Exhalation: Stories • https://amzn.to/3QSzhTt Donald G. Reinertsen • The Principles of Product Development Flow • https://amzn.to/3hJ2Ye2 Murray Gell-Mann • The Quark & the Jaguar • https://amzn.to/3v3ifJK https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Complexity #SoftwareEngineering #JamesLewis #KevlinHenney #Programming #ProgrammingAnarchy #Tech #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareTechnology #SoftwareCycles #ProgrammingCycles #DesignPatterns #Microservices #Scale #Thoughtworks #ScaleDown CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join 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