Maximising Side Effects When Adopting Functional Programming • Dan Macklin • GOTO 2015

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Berlin 2015 http://gotober.com Dan Macklin - Head of Research & Development at bet365 ABSTRACT Managing positive outcomes from technology adoption is about identifying, measuring and then maximising positive side effects. In this talk Dan will describe the side effects of bet365's recent Erlang [...] TIMECODES 0:00 Introduction 0:53 Background - A Brief History of bet365 3:29 It Comes Down to Our Culture 10:03 We needed to Reinvent 14:47 Our Mission 15:37 And the answer is 16:39 Erlang. Overview 21:36 Erlang - The Functional Advantage 33:35 AKA The First Big Sales Pitch 36:27 Adoption Requires a Journey 36:57 Adoption Requires Balance 40:06 Widening Involvement - What happened? 50:44 Maximising The Side Effects Download slides and read the full abstract here: http://gotocon.com/berlin-2015/presentation/Maximising%20Side%20Effects%20When%20Adopting%20Functional%20Programming https://twitter.com/gotober https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConference http://gotocon.com 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