KCWebPros :: Regular Meeting (July 22nd) : Technology Selection Bootcamp: Owning the Adoption Curve

KCWebPros :: Regular Meeting (July 22nd) : Technology Selection Bootcamp: Owning the Adoption Curve


DATE/TIME: July 22nd, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

LOCATION: CENTRIQ (Across from Ward Parkway Mall)

TITLE :: Technology Selection Bootcamp: Owning the Adoption Curve

SPEAKER :: Cory House

DESCRIPTION ::

Today, more than ever, we’re overwhelmed with a seemingly endless list of technologies to consider. Frameworks, libraries, and even languages come and go at such a furious pace that no individual can possibly keep up. So how do you determine if a technology is worth learning? What should you ignore? When do you stand your ground on a declining technology? Does it make sense to stay cutting-edge, or is there wisdom is being a strategic laggard?

What we need, is a game plan. So in this session, we’ll build a critical expertise for developers: Skill selection. We’ll consider the key metrics, job statistics, market conditions, and lifestyles that should drive your decisions. You’ll walk away with a mental framework for technology skill selection and a clear vision of the values that should drive your future decisions.


Mini-Bio :

Cory House is founder of Bitnative LLC, an agile software development and training consultancy. He’s a Pluralsight author, Microsoft MVP in C#, ASPInsider, a member of the Telerik Developer Experts, INETA speaker, and independent consultant with 15 years of experience in full-stack software development. As a software architect at AutoTrader, Cory specializes in creating C# .NET and JavaScript based single page applications for the automotive industry. He regularly speaks and coaches teams on clean code, architecture, and software career development at conferences and user groups across the country and internationally. Cory has authored multiple Pluralsight courses including Clean Code, Architecting Applications in .NET, and Becoming an Outlier. Cory blogs at bitnative.com, outlierdeveloper.com, and is active on Twitter as @housecor.


Sponsor: TBD

Please RSVP to John Krzysztow for this meeting at [email protected] so we have enough food and drink.

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