Software Professionalism and the Art of Saying "No"
Robert 'Uncle Bob' Martin
Making Community · Keynote
Thursday, 09:00, 50 minutes | Grand Ballroom
Tags: Business And Industry , Committer And Contributor , Test And Performance
Robert 'Uncle Bob' Martin
Professionals are partners, not laborers. They know how and when to say no. They understand that the business needs and wants strong technical leadership; and that sometimes means pushing back on unrealistic schedules and features. In this talk, Uncle Bob Martin will address what it means for software developers to become professional craftsmen, and the relationship that implies with their employers and the business.
Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin is founder and president of Object Mentor Inc. He has published dozens of journal articles and speaks regularly at internationsl conferences. Uncle Bob has authored and edited many books, including Designing Object Oriented C++ Applications using the Booch Method, Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices, UML for Java Programmers, and Clean Code. He served three years as editor-in-chief of the C++ Report and was the first chairman of the Agile Alliance.