It doesn't matter how efficient your code is, if your team mates don't like working with you, you are a bad software developer. Most of your time is spent communicating with others (emails, tasks, comments on pull requests) If you can't do it properly your colleagues won't take your opinions into consideration or will be afraid to ask for them. And a team unable to communicate and speak openly will end up producing bad code. ​ In this presentation I will talk about how to: - Give constructive feedback - Comment on others code nicely - Disagree without offending - Express your ideas

1. Nobody likes working with you
Luis G. Valle | @lgvalle
MILAN 25-26 NOVEMBER 2016

2. Rockstar Ninja Developer
● Knows all existing design patterns
● He is always right
● Only writes “f***ing smart code”
● Can do pair programming with himself
Tom Smith

3. Nobody likes
working with
TOM

4. Rockstar Jerk
Bad software developer

5. Everyone
wants to feel
IMPORTANT
1

6. Names

8. #thanks

10. Give
Credit

11. DON’T criticise
2

12. What is the
GOAL?

13. Shame. Shame. Sha

14. Constructive
Feedback

15. We can't merge this new class.
You always forget to write
tests!“
”

16. This new class is great but we
can't merge because you didn't
write any tests for it.“
”

17. This new class is great, it
will help decoupling business
logic! And how are you planning
to test it?
“
”

18. Think what the
OTHER PERSON
wants
3

19. Is NOT
about you

20. LISTEN
“10 ways to have a better conversation” - Celeste Headlee

22. “Everyone you will
ever meet KNOWS
something you
DON’T

23. How
amazing
you are

24. Avoid
ARGUMENTS4

25. “Arguing with a developer is
like wrestling with a pig in
mud.
After a couple of hours, you
realise the pig is enjoying it

26. DISAGREEMENT

27. Don’t get ANGRY

28. Everyone did the BEST
job they could, given
what THEY KNEW at the
time, their skills and
abilities
“
Retrospective Prime Directive

29. Find a
COMMON
ground

30. You are
WRONG

31. Maybe
YOU
are wrong

32. Postpone it

33. GIVEUP

34. #4 Avoid ARGUMENTS
#1 Everyone wants to feel IMPORTANT
#2 DON’T criticise
#3 Think what the OTHER PERSON wants

35. No one can whistle a
symphony.“It takes an ORCHESTRA
to play it
H.E.Luccock

36. [pic summary: great team]

37. thanks!
@lgvalle | Novoda