No Return: Beyond Transactions in Code and Life • Avdi Grimm • GOTO 2020

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Chicago 2020. #GOTOcon #GOTOchgo http://gotochgo.com Avdi Grimm - Chief Aeronaut at ShipRise and Recipient of the Ruby Hero Award ABSTRACT At the root of catastrophes in both code and life lies a pervasive fallacy: the attempt to model processes as if they were transactions. Join Avdi for an honest, sometimes raw retrospective on two decades of building a software development career. You’ll examine how personal philosophy impacts software design — and vice-versa. You’ll encounter the transactional fallacy and how it can hinder our attempts to build resilient systems. And you’ll explore how a narrative-oriented mindset can lead to both better code and a more joyful [...] Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotochgo.com/2020/sessions/1275/no-return-beyond-transactions-in-code-and-life https://twitter.com/GOTOchgo https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #Teams Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at http://gotocon.com SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1