Northern Virginia Software Symposium

November 3 - 5, 2006 - Reston, VA


Sheraton Reston
11810 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA   20191
Map »

NOTE: You are viewing details about a past event. We will be back in RestonNovember 1 - 3, 2013.
View the event details here ».

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.


About Andy Hunt

Andy Hunt

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.

More About Andy »