What We Actually Know About Software Development
Inspirational • May 2021
What We Actually Know About Software Development
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What We Actually Know About Software Development
About

Researchers have spent decades studying programs, programmers, and programming, but most developers know little or nothing about what they've discovered. Are some languages easier to learn than others? Does test-driven development actually make you more productive? Are some people naturally better programmers than others? And do more eyes reduce the number of bugs in a piece of software? This talk presents the best answers we have to these questions and others.

Language
English
Level
Non technical / For everyone
Length
35 minutes
Type
online conference
About the speaker
About the speaker
Greg Wilson
Head of EducationMetabase
Dr. Greg Wilson is a programmer, author, and educator based in Toronto. He co-founded and led Software Carpentry, which has taught basic software skills to thousands of researchers worldwide, and was the co-editor of "Beautiful Code" and "The Architecture of Open Source Applications". He currently works at Metabase, and is a member of the Python Software Foundation and a recipient of ACM SIGSOFT's Distinguished Educator of the Year award.
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Language
English
Level
Non technical / For everyone
Length
35 minutes
Type
online conference