Making Badass Developers - Kathy Sierra (Serious Pony) keynote
O'Reilly
Why leaders watch it
Explains how people learn skills and how to design experiences that make others capable fast, valuable for developing teams.
Kathy Sierra's Fluent 2015 keynote on the one metaskill for developers: the ability to come up to speed quickly and stay there. She covers how people learn, cognitive resources versus willpower, and building skill.
Takeaways
- Help people reach competence quickly
- Reduce cognitive load for learners
- Make users and teammates better, not just informed
Topics: Learning & growth, Engineering & technical leadership
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