[Best of 2022] #100 - Modern Software Engineering - Dave Farley

“Engineering discipline is the most effective, efficient way of doing high-quality work. If our software development practices do not allow us to build better software faster, we should really change them because they are not engineering."

Today's clip is from Tech Lead Journal episode 100 with Dave Farley, the one who runs the popular "Continuous Delivery" YouTube channel, and also the author of "Continuous Delivery" and the latest book, "Modern Software Engineering". In this clip, Dave explained his view on modern software engineering and why it emphasizes on the practices for building better software faster. Dave described the foundations of the software engineering discipline and explained the core competencies we need to succeed by becoming experts at learning. 

Listen out for:

• Modern Software Engineering - [00:00:59]
• Better Software Faster - [00:03:37]
• Software Engineering - [00:06:01]
• Expert at Learning - [00:09:16]

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Dave Farley’s Bio
Dave Farley, founder and consultant for Continuous Delivery Ltd., has been a programmer, software engineer, and systems architect since the early days of modern computing. With Jez Humble, Farley coauthored the best-seller Continuous Delivery. As Head of Software Development for the LMAX, he built one of the world’s fastest financial exchanges. One of the earliest adopters of agile techniques employing iterative development, continuous integration, and high levels of automated testing, he also coauthored the Reactive Manifesto.

Follow Dave:

• Twitter – @DaveFarley77
• LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-farley-a67927
• Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/c/ContinuousDelivery
• Website – https://countinuous-delivery.co.uk
• Courses – https://courses.cd.training

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