Research Triangle Software Symposium
June 9 - 11, 2006 - Raleigh, NC
Andy Hunt
Pragmatic Programmer, Pragmatic Bookshelf
Andy Hunt is a programmer turned consultant, author and publisher. He authored the best-selling book "The Pragmatic Programmer" and six others, including his latest, "Pragmatic Thinking and Learning". Andy was one of the 17 founders of the Agile Alliance and authors of the Agile Manifesto, and co-founded the Pragmatic Bookshelf, publishing award-winning and critically acclaimed books for software developers.
Presentations
Refactoring Your Wetware
Software development happans in your head; not in an editor, IDE, or design tool. We're well educated on how to work with software and hardware, but what about wetware -- our own brains?
Join Andy Hunt for a look at how the brain really works (hint: it's a dual-processor, shared bus design) and how to use the best tool for the job by learning to think differently about thinking.
Pragmatic Learning
How you learn new technology and acquire new skills is key to your personal success. But how do you learn how to learn? What tricks tips can you use to learn more faster, and retain more of what you learn?
Join Andy Hunt for a presentation that includes a brief recap of The Dreyfus Model (from his popular talk "Herding Raceshorses and Racing Sheep") and see how to Accelerate Learning and Manage the Torrent of new information using methods ranging from the tried-and-true to the truly exotic.
