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    The Pragmatic Programmer

    Nilesh Sharma
    JRD Group

    Who is a Pragmatic Programmer ?

    Dictionary meaning: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way


    that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
    Early Adopter/ Fast Adapter: Love try new things, apply knowledge quickly.
    Inquisitive: Tends to ask questions ( Whats best way to do ?)
    Critical Thinker: Rarely takes things without getting facts. Dont like
    sentences like (Because thats the way its done).
    Realistic: Understand underlying nature of problem. Good feeling how
    difficult a thing is and how much time its gonna take.
    Jack of all trades: try hard to be familiar with broad range of techs and
    environments.

    Tips for becoming a Pragmatic Programmer


    Tip-1: Care about your craft - Develop your software well with good software
    tools and best possible technology available.
    Tip-2: Think ! about your work - Turn off the autopilot, think every decision you
    are making everyday.

    The Pragmatic Philosophy


    A way of approaching problems and their solutions in
    a unique way.

    The cat ate my source code.

    Take responsibility: Should not be afraid to admit


    ignorance or errors. It will happen on best of projects.

    Tip-3: Provide options. Dont make lame excuses

    Use a rubber duck to explain your problem that


    why this cant be done.
    Have a conversation your mind, what other
    person is likely to say.

    Software Entropy
    Entropy: Amount of disorder in system.
    Law of thermodynamics: Entropy tends to increase in system. Similar thing
    happens in software system, in result software rot happens.
    How to stop it ?
    Using Broken Window Theory

    Broken Window Theory

    Tip-4: Dont live with broken windows. Fix them


    ASAP.

    The Stone Soup Story:

    Tip-5: Be a catalyst of change.

    How to boil a frog ?

    Tip-6: Remember the Big Picture.

    Conclusion:

    Care about your craft.


    Think ! about your work.
    Provide options, Dont make lame excuses.
    Dont live with broken windows.
    Be a catalyst of change.
    Remember the big picture.

    To become pragmatic programmer is a continuous process. So much more to


    learn. May be in another brown bag session :).

    Thankyou :)

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