Episode 23 of the Connected Show podcast has been released! In this episode, host Peter Laudati interviews Andrew Brust about what he saw at this year’s CES in Las Vegas and then proceeds to interview none other than yours-truly about some of the work that myself and others have been doing with the Agile Firestarter events in and around the NYC metro area.
Agile: Putting the “Soft” in Software
In the interview Peter and I talk at length about the principles, values, and practices that underpin the Agile approach to software development, discuss why you as a developer should care about Agile, debate flawed metaphors comparing software engineering with the construction industry, investigate technical practices that make Agile successful, and even dig a bit into my thoughts about the challenges facing software engineering as a profession for the future.
Although it probably runs a bit longer than most Connected Show episodes, hopefully I found valuable things to say to fill the time 🙂
You can download the podcast directly from right here and the show notes can be found on Peter’s blog here.
As usual, all feedback/commentary on anything I do is welcome. Happy listening~!
Wow, nice talk. Can I ask a personal question? Why i gave up being building architecture, or why you decide to be software architecture?
@mynkow:
Sure; I got out of building architecture for a few reasons (in no particular order):
a) I was always interested in software engineering/computers/technology; when Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) entered my profession in large numbers, my interests in customizing add-ons for CAD reinvigorated my interest in programming and technology
b) the pace of change in SW dev (vs. architecture) makes it a much more interesting profession to me (e.g., building architecture hasn’t changed nearly as much as SW dev within my lifetime)
c) it turns out that much of what I enjoyed about architecture (creative problem solving with clear constraints in a structured context) is as prevalent in SW dev as building architecture
d) my wife is also a building architect and its dangerous having both spouses in the same industry (as demonstrated by conditions now in the U.S. where my wife has been unemployed for the past year due to the economic downturn but I have been able to remain well-employed)
Glad you liked the talk, thanks for the feedback~!
-Steve B.
Thank you so much for coming on, it was a great interview!
Dmitry, Microsoft Corp
Consultant & Connected Show co-host
Hi Steve
Great interview. Really enjoyed it.
Regards
Nathan