Kick-starting “Inventing the Future“ • Allen Wirfs-Brock • YOW! 2019

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2019. #GOTOcon #YOW Allen Wirfs-Brock - Innovator, Architect, Standards, Consultant & Advisor at Wirfs-Brock Associates @wrfsbrck RESOURCES @allenwb ABSTRACT The role of a #CTO varies greatly among organisations. But it almost always includes the responsibility to understand #TechnologyTrends and how they are likely to impact the organisation. Alan Kay famously said: “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” What does that mean? Does it apply to your organisation? Is it actionable? Let’s talk about how to start the process of inventing the #TechnicalFuture of your organisation. [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Christian Clausen • Five Lines of Code • Andy Oram & Greg Wilson • Beautiful Code • Christian Mayer • The Art of Clean Code • Tom DeMarco & Tim Lister • Peopleware • David Farley • Modern Software Engineering • #FutureOfTech #FutureOfProgramming #AllenWirfsBrock #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #YOWcon Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at Sign up for updates and specials at SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.