The path to software development mastery

Peter Wiles

What is mastery?

Why pursue mastery?

How do I begin?

"It's the climb" - Miley Cyrus

Horizon picture

“…as you get near the horizon your vision expands towards infinity.”

– Artur Schnabel

3 Lenses to view this path

Lens 1: Apprentice, Journeyman, Master

Lens 2: The Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition

Shu

Obey

Ha

Digress

Ri

Separate

Lens 3: Shuhari

What is Mastery?

A never-ending journeyLearning to love the pathRecognitionResults

What is mastery?

Why pursue mastery?

How do I begin?

“An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered”

– G.K. Chesterton, On Chasing One’s Hat

Why Pursue Mastery?

To reframe our daily activities to be more meaningful

To enjoy our workFor positionFor recognition

What is mastery?

Why pursue mastery?

How do I begin?

“I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits.”― Kent Beck

Adopt abeginner’s

mindset

Set a course

Do deliberate practice

Reflect as you work

Read some good books

Find like-minded people

Don’t stop at software development

Thank you!

Twitter: @pwilesWeb: developmentthoughts.wordpress.com

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