Leveraging Our "Brains" in Software Development • Fahran Wallace & Benjamin Mitchell • GOTO 2019

This interview was recorded at GOTO Berlin for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscripted #GOTOber https://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/software-development-brains Fahran Wallace - Senior Consultant at OpenCredo @FahranWallace Benjamin Mitchell - Director of Engineering at Kevel Preben Thorø - CTO of Trifork Switzerland TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 01:17 Psychological biases at work 04:27 Are our brains wired for software development? 06:45 Passion vs the “know it all” attitude 10:01 Tackling “hierarchy” 11:56 Can we fight biases from the start of a project? 15:47 When to give up a difficult relationship at work? 19:37 Problems in software projects/teams 21:40 Outro RECOMMENDED BOOKS Fabio Pereira • Digital Nudge • https://amzn.to/3yhxJu9 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 Robert B Cialdini • Influence, New and Expanded • https://amzn.to/3tL8GxB Cathy O'Neil • Weapons of Math Destruction • https://amzn.to/3EO8Bi7 Nir Eyal • Indistractable • https://amzn.to/3EE3Pn9 Eckhart Tolle • The Power of Now • https://amzn.to/39yjS7r Linda Rising • Design Patterns in Communications Software • https://amzn.to/2XsxDCg Linda Rising • The Pattern Almanac 2000 • https://amzn.to/3kfgIfi Linda Rising • The Patterns Handbook • https://amzn.to/3lxDPAS Linda Rising • Fearless Change • https://amzn.to/3AfvyrK Linda Rising • More Fearless Change • https://amzn.to/2Z3bYBh https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #HumanFactor #SoftSkills #CognitiveBiases #Bias #FahranWallace #BenjaminMitchell #OpenCredo #Kevel #Programming #Hierarchy #PsychologicalBiases #Teams #FahranWallace #BenjaminMitchell 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