productivity

Estaré en la Previa de la Bilbostack'25

I will be as a speaker in the Bilbostack'25

Mikel Ors published on
2 min, 393 words

Previa Bilbostack

Este es el abstract de la charla que daré en la Previa de la BilboStack el próximo 24 de enero rodeado de grandes profesionales:

La trampa del trabajo duro en el desarrollo de software

Trabajar muy duro siempre se ha considerado como algo positivo. Entendiéndolo como el hecho de esforzarse al máximo, asegurar que siempre estamos permanentemente ocupados haciendo cosas e incluso yendo más allá de lo necesario metiendo las horas extra que haga falta. ¿Quién no querría un equipo formado por personas que trabajan así? Pues si lo que queremos hacer es Software de calidad y que aporte valor, tal vez trabajar así no sea la mejor idea.

Creo en la Ingeniería de Software como un trabajo intelectual y creativo que se realiza en colaboración con personas, en un entorno en constante cambio. En esta charla, exploraremos el principio de "Work Smarter, Not Harder" aplicado al desarrollo de software. Explicaré por qué creo que el trabajo duro puede afectar negativamente no sólo a los desarrolladores, sino también a la calidad del software que producen. También compartiré ideas y estrategias que nos han funcionado a mí y a mis equipos, siempre con el objetivo de generar software de calidad que aporte valor.

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Book review - Accelerate by Nibole Forsgren, Jez Humble and Gene Kim

Small review of the book called Accelerate written by Nibole Forsgren, Jez Humble and Gene Kim

Mikel Ors published on
3 min, 414 words

Lean methodologies, DevOps, small cycles, CI/CD, no overtime, freedom, quality, culture, sustainable work… cool stuff. A lot of people talk about them in positive terms but Nicole Forsgrem, Jez Humble and Gene Kim decided to go one step further: demonstrate that these things work.

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Book review - The Black book of the Programmer by Rafael Gómez Blanes

Small review of the book called The black book of the programmer written by Rafael Gómez Blanes

Mikel Ors published on
3 min, 461 words

Rafael Gómez Blanes wrote this amazing book that I think is a must for all developers and managers in the IT world. His experiece in the Software Development world is the key he uses to highlight what works and what does not. It’s a book that touches almost all or perhaps all the parts of Software Development Culture the way I see it.

For me, if there is a book where trying to highlight just a few quotes is difficult, this is the book. I think it is also the book that I have recommended the most to friends and colleagues.

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Book review - Remote + It doesn't have to be crazy at work by Jason Fried and David H. Hansson

Small review of these two books written by Jason Fried and David H. Hansson

Mikel Ors published on
3 min, 562 words

Ok, I’ve cheated here: it’s not one book but two. But written by the same guys, following a similar philosophy and they are very easy to read with big typeface and lots of great art. Actually they have some other cool books.

Jason Fried and David H. Hansson work at 37signals, a software company where the culture is very important and special. They are pioneers working remotely and they encourage their people to work smart, in a calm environment, at a sustainable pace, promoting respect for their lifes from work. They go against growth as a measure of a company’s success.

I really love these 2 books.

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