Kick-starting "Inventing the Future" • Allen Wirfs-Brock • YOW! 2019

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2019. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Allen Wirfs-Brock - Innovator, Architect, Standards, Consultant & Advisor at Wirfs-Brock Associates @wrfsbrck RESOURCES https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenwb https://twitter.com/awbjs https://mastodon.social/@allenwb https://wirfs-brock.com/allen ABSTRACT The role of a #CTO varies greatly among organisations. But it almost always includes the responsibility to understand #TechnologyTrends and how they are likely to impact the organisation. Alan Kay famously said: “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” What does that mean? Does it apply to your organisation? Is it actionable? Let’s talk about how to start the process of inventing the #TechnicalFuture of your organisation. [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Christian Clausen • Five Lines of Code • https://amzn.to/3s2zjyg Andy Oram & Greg Wilson • Beautiful Code • https://amzn.to/3DYDVeM Christian Mayer • The Art of Clean Code • https://amzn.to/3OwljaK Tom DeMarco & Tim Lister • Peopleware • https://amzn.to/3KJmFOq David Farley • Modern Software Engineering • https://amzn.to/3GI468M https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #FutureOfTech #FutureOfProgramming #AllenWirfsBrock #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #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