21.May.2010 at 15:10 by Jeremy Brown
Excellent presentation. Jason is a very engaging speaker.
Lean Mean PHP Machine
Jason Austin (21.May.2010 at 10:00)
Talk at TEK·X (English - US)
Implementing software development “best practices” can be a challenging feat, especially if you are in a very small team of developers. Little to no budget, stress to just “get something out”, and lack of understanding from management of what you really do means you have to make sacrifices, right? This talk will give you some insight on accomplishing your goals of being a top-rated development shop, even if you are an army of one. From justifying those best practices to utilizing free services to hiring additional help, this talk will run the gamut of running a software development shop at a small scale.
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Slides: Lean Mean PHP Machine
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Comments
21.May.2010 at 15:22 by Joel Clermont
I missed the first portion (long night), but the part I heard was great. Most of what you discussed directly addressed things I deal with on a daily basis.
21.May.2010 at 21:30 by Sandy Smith
Great overview, and nicely presented. My take on interviews is that they may tell you something negative, but they rarely tell you something positive.
22.May.2010 at 03:42 by Andrew C. Vernon
I went into this talk expecting other than what I got. (Maybe I just misunderstood the synopsis?) That being said, I was pleasantly surprised by what I did receive, which was a perspective on the "human side" of constructing a development team. Being a lover of hard-core coding and technology, this talk probably was a good thing for me to hear.
24.May.2010 at 13:23 by Keith Casey
Useful perspective from a small organization without significant resources to pull it off.
24.May.2010 at 13:51 by John Congdon
I was looking more for a development practice for a one man (small team) show.
This was more about how to hire more people, or make the people you have happy. This should have been labeled more of a management session than a developer session.
That's been my biggest complaint with any of the sessions. The speakers knew what they were talking about, however the synopsis that got me to attend the session were ambiguous.
Maybe there should be a breakdown of who should attend. (examples: developers, managers, front-end, back-end, etc...)
Also a level of experience expected for the topic.
25.May.2010 at 14:36 by Michael Lehmkuhl
Was hoping more for individual and team productivity tips and less on hiring practices. Had to leave the session halfway through, so I may have missed it.
Speaker comment:
25.May.2010 at 14:47 by Jason Austin
Sorry if the abstract wasn't clear enough. I've always felt that the majority of our hurdles have been the non-development part, so that is where I focused. I'll definitely re-work it to make it more balanced. Thanks for the feedback everyone!
21.May.2010 at 14:49 by Jeremy Kendall
Excellent talk. Great job fostering discussion; taking questions during the talk without losing your place. Nice.