Working on my presentation “Building Software That Lasts” for @agileindia on Friday. Spoiler: more lines of code does not equal more robust software. 😂
@chrisgander What’s the controversy on the posters? You know my feelings about it anyway 😜
Me: “What would you do if your manager insisted on counting LoC every week?”
The Snook: “Write a script that inlines functions where they’re used. Instant employee of the month badge.” 😂
@chrisgander Tweetdeck hides the trends from me, and I’ve been been travelling most of the past 24 hours! But yeah, those are laughably bad.
RT @yow_conf: Wanna get started with Elasticsearch? Here’s your chance https://t.co/MO1YoVknTg
Excited as @nashjain kicks off the day at @agileindia. Proud to spot a @yow_conf logo behind him! #AgileIndia2018 https://t.co/4mAa2dCI1W
Spotted a familiar face in the Lobby this morning! Poor @jystewart got in even later than I did last night. #AgileIndia2018 https://t.co/wsTxQIUn05
It’s like a @yow_conf family reunion! Lovely to catch up with the inimitable @jeffpatton #AgileIndia2018 https://t.co/u3IWtA0UaZ
@sergiu_bodiu I didn’t realise you were here! I’ll be on the lookout for you.
Would not have believed I’d travel all the way to India to hear about design at @Walmart! @mak0ski really engaging the crowd at #AgileIndia2018 https://t.co/3OzK5otavw
Something like 94% of Americans live within 15miles of @Walmart, so they offered discounts for picking up in store. Much cheaper than “last mile” delivery and increased engagement at stores. #AgileIndia2018 @mak0ski https://t.co/bdeLwKqxz4
LOL. @mak0ski made us draw each other. Such a great creative exercise! Didn’t @soganmageshwar and I do a good job?! 😂 #AgileIndia2018 https://t.co/k2eiDxDPi2
“Only two industries call their customers ‘users.’ Software development… and the illicit drug industry.” #AgileIndia2018 @mak0ski
We’ve been given Playdough for an activity. I just had 2 realisations: Man, fresh Playdough smells *good*. This is a brilliant “fidget” that doesn’t make noise or disturb others. #AgileIndia2018 https://t.co/x37NlMgqIt
#designforalexa Help me formulate good habits. Ask me each day if I’ve made progress towards goals and give me encouragement and tips. #AgileIndia2018
#designforalexa When I hang clothes out to dry, alert me if it’s about to rain so I can bring the clothes in! #AgileIndia2018
@candeira Seems to still work okay! 😂
@slace Grossssss
@mark_sabbatical Smelled the same to me. 😂
@lynnlangit @agileindia I unsuccessfully tried to convince @allPowerde to let me impersonate you in her talk. I know all the lines! 😂
Every day of my life. https://t.co/rE2Yg7oPAI
@stevelikesyou Is there a way I can donate for the party without creating a Paypal account? It keeps forcing me to sign up, and I’ve sworn off it. 🙁
@stevelikesyou Awesome. Will give you some next time I see you. 👍😁
After lunch: Peter Jacobs, CIO of @ingnl, talking about going from doing things right to doing the right things. #AgileIndia2018 https://t.co/BprlE2aVr6
“I don’t know about in India, but in Europe ‘Agile’ means having a beard and a cap and working in a cool office with cool furniture.” 😂 #AgileIndia2018
Cameo by @davefarley77 (well, his book anyway) in Peter Jacobs’s talk! Sounds like it was critical to @ingnl’s agile transformation. #AgileIndia2018 https://t.co/zeMOirGNpM
RT @yow_conf: Tomorrow is #InternationalWomens Day, so don’t forget #DiversityScholarships are available for #YOWData and #YLJ18.
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Love a good panel discussion. Six women talking about leadership and building diverse teams! #agileindia2018 https://t.co/9XYikd3Hbo
Research shows that just knowing that you’ll be working with someone different from you means you’ll work harder and smarter. It changes your way of thinking. It makes you more creative. @TeresaBrazen #AgileIndia2018 https://t.co/tXKsb7EC4o
Interesting. India has barriers to women in leadership I hadn’t considered. Affluent middle class means women stop working, no financial need anymore. And poor safety in cities doesn’t help. #AgileIndia2018
Cultural hurdles too. Women are ingrained from birth to feel responsible to keep house and raise kids. There’s also a lack of confidence, avoidance of putting yourself forward for promotions. Corporate gatekeepers also enforce rigid leadership styles. #AgileIndia2018
Women tend to share success as a team, not claim it individually. @carlickcooper says we need to amplify women’s accomplishments. (I also think more men should share credit! As a manager I was taught ‘Succeed as a team, fail as individual.’) #AgileIndia2018 https://t.co/v2Xtkj2Ok3
When men have to fight for paternity leave or are discouraged from taking it, it means companies are deciding who ends up caring for our families. @TeresaBrazen #AgileIndia2018
A challenge from the panellists for #iwd2018 for both women and men: Sponsor a deserving woman, put your reputation on the line to help her grow. And if you see something wrong – call it out. #AgileIndia2018 https://t.co/llcsLPC6NR
I’m not crying. It’s just, uh, dusty in here. 😭❤️ https://t.co/3lntSlFMPr
Managers: if a woman on your team asks you for a raise, start by complimenting her on the effort she’s made to back herself. It takes confidence. Change the culture. #agileindia2018 @TeresaBrazen
@joeyhacks @TeresaBrazen No no, not how it came across at all. Limitations of the tweet form. More about giving an acknowledgement of ambition before you start haggling over dollar amounts.
@allPowerde Are the hipsters staying in? Pretty sure I saw some of the Indian variety today. 😂
Excited to see my new friend @soganmageshwar talking about designing for voice and building skills for Alexa! @alexadevs #agileindia2018 https://t.co/pYvZBxxH8E
#designforalexa A counter! Ability to provide a named variable of sorts and then increment, decrement, and retrieve values. So useful to remember where I am in my knitting pattern. 😁 #agileindia2018
Automatic speech recognition is more than just identifying phonemes. Humans use the same sounds to mean many things! Alexa skills developers need to provide training data to allow utterances to have meaning in app context. #agileindia2018 @soganmageshwar https://t.co/Z9ujHn2idI
@jeffpatton 😂 It was the morning! I’m surprised I wasn’t glowering myself.
Voice applications should evolve over time. At the simplest level they should remember your preferences. Let users know when new features are available. #agileindia2018 @soganmageshwar https://t.co/qsroolYAvD
@halans @mattallen They never toured my podunk town in Indiana, but I remember reading about them in Sassy in 1994 and wishing Evan Dando would take me to prom. 😂
@drzax @Asher_Wolf Whaaaa?! Congratulations!
It’s very easy to spot the @yow_conf alumni when they’re wearing our shirts! 😂 Always nice to run into @fgeorge52. #agileindia2018 https://t.co/hh3StBIbAI
@yow_conf @fgeorge52 I was saving it for my talk on Friday!
“Who’s excited to see @jeffpatton?” Massive cheer. “See? He was worried people would leave. I put him last because I knew it would make people STAY.” 😂 @nashjain #AgileIndia2018 https://t.co/rll3i4YAUD
“Women in Tech – My Story” Great post from my friend (and Perth legend) @Amys_Kapers. So thrilled to have her helping with @yow_conf ! #IWD2018 @lindaliukas @SaraJChipps https://t.co/jFZZaC3p5z
RT @TEAMwomenaus: I will #PressforProgress and …
🤛 supportively call-out inappropriate behaviour
🤛 campaign for equality in meaningful wa…
RT @tdpauw: Plan to measure outcome: If you ship a feature and can’t measure if it is used, it has no value. @jeffpatton #agileindia2018
@starbuxman Aren’t you speaking here in like 18 hours?? Are you in transit yet??
RT @tdpauw: Everyone in the team needs to spend face time with users and customers to build empathy, not just the product owner or manager.…
RT @codepo8: “A Counterintuitive Way to Increase Diversity in Tech” by @rachelnabors https://t.co/7Jcl4Iqra1
“Put yourself in a position t…
@allPowerde @AIDevDays LOVE IT!