When & How to Explore: an Engineer's Guide • Julie Pitt • GOTO 2017

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Chicago 2017. #GOTOcon #GOTOchgo http://gotochgo.com Julie Pitt - Machine Intelligence Expert & Co-founder at Order of Magnitude Labs ABSTRACT I'm willing to bet that you want to become a better engineer and problem-solver. You have probably already seen the benefits of exploring unfamiliar technologies, patterns, algorithms and approaches that make you better at your job, leading to efficiency gains and innovations at your company. In this talk, I'll tell you the story of my confrontation with the classic dilemma: exploration vs. exploitation. You'll hear about my journey from developing large-scale production applications to experimenting in sparsely-charted territory, including lessons learned in the process. I hope you walk out of this talk with a renewed enthusiasm for exploration and a framework that you can use to decide [...] Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotochgo.com/2017/sessions/82 https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #SoftwareGuide #EngineeringGuide 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