Cultivating an Engineering Dialect • George Wilson • YOW 2021

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2021. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com George Wilson - Functional Programming Engineer at PaidRight RESOURCES https://github.com/gwils https://wils.online https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-wilson-49a54457 ABSTRACT Haskell has seen success in commercial environments, with teams of professional engineers choosing it for its claims of reliability, a rapid development pace, and easier maintenance over the long term. On top of that, a large community of hobbyist tinkerers and academic researchers are always releasing new and exciting abstractions, libraries, and language extensions, each offering improved ways to structure, build, and test our programs. Engineering teams have diverse knowledge and skill levels, and new team members need to come up to speed to work effectively. This poses us a challenge: which abstractions, libraries, and language extensions should we choose from the ever-growing pool? How should we determine what level of Haskell to adopt? Should we always embrace the cutting-edge to squeeze out every advantage, leaving new hires in the dust? Should we reject novelty and focus only on the “simple” or “boring” ways of doing things, even if doing so gives up some potential effectiveness? This talk will bring clarity to these questions. Rather than prescribe a uniform solution, we offer you the tools of thought to make informed, intentional decisions, and cultivate an engineering dialect that works for you. [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Eric Normand • Grokking Simplicity • https://amzn.to/3gz7o3C Daniel Higginbotham • Clojure for the Brave and True • https://amzn.to/38tZjsF Ulisses Almeida • Learn Functional Programming with Elixir • https://amzn.to/389grn6 Neal Ford • Functional Thinking • https://amzn.to/3DdP35B Petricek & Skeet • Real-World Functional Programming • https://amzn.to/38diF4M Venkat Subramaniam • Functional Programming in Java • https://amzn.to/2WlOXIt Cristian Salcescu • Functional Programming in JavaScript • https://amzn.to/3y75jBS Richard Feldman • Elm in Action • https://amzn.to/387kujI Jeremy Fairbank • Programming Elm • https://amzn.to/2WhZCE8 Wolfgang Loder • Web Applications with Elm • https://amzn.to/3jblQ3q https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #EngineeringDialect #Haskell #FunctionalProgramming #Programming #Coding #FunctionalTraining #GeorgeWilson #Functional #HaskellTutorial #YOWcon 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