The Origins of Opera & the Future of Programming • Jessica Kerr • YOW! 2018

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2018. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Jessica Kerr - Developer, Writer & Podcaster @jessitronica RESOURCES https://jessitron.com https://twitter.com/jessitron https://github.com/jessitron https://linkedin.com/in/jessicakerr https://www.twitch.tv/jessitronica https://www.instagram.com/jessitronica ABSTRACT There’s a story to tell, about musicians, artists, philosophers, scientists, and then programmers. There’s a truth inside it that leads to a new view of work, that sees beauty in the painful complexity that is software development. Starting from The Journal of the History of Ideas, Jessica traces the concept of an “invisible college” through music and art and science to programming. She finds the dark truth behind the 10x developer, a real definition of “Senior Developer” and a new name for our work and our teams. [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Debbie Levitt • Customers Know You Suck • https://amzn.to/45DfHTc Yu-kai Chou • Actionable Gamification • https://amzn.to/45D8bHA Chris Collins • Gamification: Playing for Profits • https://amzn.to/3sffozf Charity Majors, Liz Fong-Jones & George Miranda • Observability Engineering • https://amzn.to/38scbma Kelly Shortridge & Aaron Rinehart • Security Chaos Engineering • https://www.verica.io/sce-book Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies • http://amzn.to/3sVLyLQ https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #SoftwareDesign #FutureOfProgramming #HumanFactor #DeveloperProductivity #Productivity #Programming #Teams #JessicaKerr #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