Dave Thomas speaking in Brisbane for one evening

open to User Groups and the public.

Maximum Software Productivity – Breaking the Rules!

Thinking Beyond Objects and Agile!

For 30 years Objects have dominated the software agenda as a technology and a set of practices from client through mid tier to mainframe. OOAD, Design Patterns, IDEs, OO Libraries, Refactoring, OO Middleware, Object Persistence, GUI Frameworks etc.

For over a decade Agile has been the way to build software, particularly OO software. Properly implemented Agile brings improved predictability and quality but it doesn’t deliver software faster or the Agility that the organization had hoped it would. The reality is that more and more organizations are plagued with an OO legacy and Object think which prevents them from innovating and delivering in response to market needs.

In this talk Dave will look briefly back at 30 years of software evolution and discuss the darker side of Objects and why they have many organizations stuck in a legacy “big ball of mud”. We also discuss Agile and specifically what it does and doesn’t deliver. In order to compete it a global market one can’t rely on best practices alone. One needs to find ways to do things differently and optimize the software development value chain. Radical solutions requirement management of risks associated with unconventional practices and technologies. We describe example solutions – simple to sophisticated that enable innovative organizations to move ahead of their competition.

Come enjoy a free evening for Software Professionals where you'll hear from Dave Thomas, have a chance to meet new people and network over a drink.

Although this is a free event, registration is required.