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

7.
#thanks

8.
Give
Credit

9.
DON’T criticise
2

10.
What is the
GOAL?

11.
Shame. Shame. Sha

12.
Constructive
Feedback

13.
We can't merge this new class.
You always forget to write
tests!“
”

14.
This new class is great but we
can't merge because you didn't
write any tests for it.“
”

15.
This new class is great, it
will help decoupling business
logic! And how are you planning
to test it?
“
”

16.
Think what the
OTHER PERSON
wants
3

17.
Is NOT
about you

18.
LISTEN
“10 ways to have a better conversation” - Celeste Headlee

19.
“Everyone you will
ever meet KNOWS
something you
DON’T

20.
How
amazing
you are

21.
Avoid
ARGUMENTS4

22.
“Arguing with a developer is
like wrestling with a pig in
mud.
After a couple of hours, you
realise the pig is enjoying it

23.
DISAGREEMENT

24.
Don’t get ANGRY

25.
Everyone did the BEST
job they could, given
what THEY KNEW at the
time, their skills and
abilities
“
Retrospective Prime Directive

26.
Find a
COMMON
ground

27.
You are
WRONG

28.
Maybe
YOU
are wrong

29.
Postpone it

30.
GIVEUP

31.
#4 Avoid ARGUMENTS
#1 Everyone wants to feel IMPORTANT
#2 DON’T criticise
#3 Think what the OTHER PERSON wants

32.
No one can whistle a
symphony.“It takes an ORCHESTRA
to play it
H.E.Luccock

33.
[pic summary: great team]

34.
thanks!
@lgvalle | Novoda