CJ Castellani presents: Managing Construction and Personal Character

Managing Construction Good coding practices can be achieved through enforced standards Good coding practices can be achieved through more light-handed approaches

Managing Construction Configuration management makes a programmer's job easier Especially change control

Managing Construction Keys to success are using multiple approaches, tightening down your estimates as you work your way into the project, and making use of data to create the estimates

Managing Construction Measurement is a key to successful construction management Find ways to measure any aspect of a project that are better than not measuring it at all Accurate measure is the key to accurate scheduling, quality, and improvement.

Managing Construction Programmers and managers are people and the work best when treated as such

Personal Character Your personal character affects your ability to write computer programs The characteristics that matter most are humility, curiosity, intellectual honesty, creativity and discipline, and enlightened laziness Superior programmers have almost no talent and complete skill

Personal Character Raw intelligence, experience, persistence, and guts are as good as they are bad Most programmers don't seek new information and rely on on-the-job learning Taking time to read and learn about programming will put you in a different field of play

Personal Character Good character is mainly having the right habits Good programming comes from good habits