Besides Wolfgang Menauer, who is going to do the warming-up at our Unterhaching workshop on June, 13th, 2013 with some associative ideas on craftsmanship, a second InterFace colleague will be actively involved.
Bernhard Findeiss has prepared a presentation for our Craftsmanship workshop on June, 13th. He will talk about:
“A Day in the Life of a Software Craftsman”
Bernhard sent me a short abstract of his presentation:
During the last few years, many attempts at industrialising software development have been made. However, it turns out that this method will not be a success in all areas.
One example for this is the development of individualized software. Dividing complex processes into many smaller steps that are easy to execute will soon show itself to be impossible.
Perhaps we can find some parallels with traditional craftsmanship here? Consequently, this is another area where we also need well-trained software craftsmen.
So what exactly is a “soft worker”? I would like to use my presentation in order to introduce this and some other questions, thus hoping to make you thoughtful:
- What technologies should you be competent in?
- What are the characteristics of well-made software in the craftsmanship sense?
- What is the work structure of a “soft worker”?
- “Soft worker”?What can an enterprise do in order to make the work surroundings as good as possible for the “soft worker”?
- Saying“Yes”!
- Saying “No”!
- Life-long learning!
- Writing source code!
- Test strategies!
- Working under pressure
- Cooperating in a team
- What can an enterprise do in order to make the work surroundings as good as possible for the “soft worker”?
About Bernhard:
Bernhard Findeiss is a young InterFace colleague. He has already been working for us for quite some time now. His craft is computer science, which, incidentally, he learned at Munich TUM – and other places. He “lives” quality and innovation. The topics sustainability and value appreciation of craftsmanship are particularly dear to him. For instance, in his private life, he buys his rolls at a real bakery, instead of a bake-shop. In his job, he constantly strives to improve his competence.
Bernhard’s technological interests are quite diverse:
- He founded the “Agile Monday Nürnberg”.
- He is one of the organizers of the SoCraTes conference and at the German Softwork Chamber and was among the first members of this community. –
- You might have quite a few chances to see him on various conferences (i.e. XP Days, interPM).
- And you will often meet him on various “agile” community events (like Agile Tuesday München, Agile World)
Here is where we come full circle on craftsmanship. But Bernhard also has quite a “social” life:
- He is on the board of the Fischbachau Shooting Club, where he is recording clerk.
- He is an active member of the Mountain Shooting Club
- And – being truly Bavarian – he believes in the tradition of “Laptop and Lederhosen” and supports the historical local costume group.
- 🙂 And, of course, his small daughter is particularly important to him!
RMD
(Translated by EG)
P.S.
And here in our IF blog, he is also a well-liked author with man readers!
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