Craftsmanship: Code, Guitars & Tech • Dylan Beattie, Hannes Lowette & Kevlin Henney

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted at CodeNode in London. gotopia.tech (http://gotopia.tech) Read the full transcription of this interview here (https://gotopia.tech/articles/craftsmanship-code-guitars-tech) Dylan Beattie (https://twitter.com/dylanbeattie) - Creator of Rockstar Language, Microsoft MVP, Keynote Speaker & Guitarist Hannes Lowette (https://twitter.com/hannes_lowette) - Head of Learning & Development at Axxes, Monolith Advocate, Speaker & Whiskey Lover Kevlin Henney (https://twitter.com/KevlinHenney) - Consultant, Programmer, Keynote Speaker, Technologist, Trainer & Writer DESCRIPTION Writing music, building guitars and writing software share more similarities than one would imagine at first. Kevlin Henney, an independent consultant, chats with Dylan Beatttie, creator of the Rockstar programming language (https://codewithrockstar.com) , and Hannes Lowette, head of learning & development at Axxes, about the craftsmanship and creativity that is required from them. They showcase Hannes’ self-made guitar, the importance of making decisions at the right point in time or how there isn’t a default for solving problems in either of these domains, but rather a personalized and evolving approach. 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) Henney, Buschmann & Schmidt • Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 5 (https://amzn.to/3GAPzN7) Gamma, Helm, Johnson & Booch • Design Patterns (Gang of Four) (https://amzn.to/3sPJ8yk) David Farley • Modern Software Engineering (https://amzn.to/3GI468M) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted almost daily. Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/goto_con) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) 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: gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted daily!