Explore a comprehensive talk from CppCon 2022 that draws lessons from political activism to provide practical strategies for effecting change in software engineering teams and organizations. Learn how to convince stakeholders to prioritize code quality and infrastructure improvements, understand the types of changes typically needed in software engineering teams, and discover effective strategies for implementing them. Examine the evolution of the C++ programming language through this lens and gain insights from speaker David Sankel, a Principal Scientist at Adobe and active member of the C++ Standardization Committee. Delve into topics such as microservice architectures, computer graphics, visual programming languages, and advanced C++ concepts while learning how to become an agent of change in your development environment.
Rules for Radical C++ Engineers - Improving Code, Team, and Organization - Lecture
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Coroutines Talks
David Sankel
Why this talk
Good practices
People have no idea
Two paths
First path
Political activism
Saul Alinsky
Rules for Radicals
Ella Joe Baker
Software Engineer
Save the Company
The Fantasy Zone
This has happened before
Lets talk about hippies
Pointless
Communication
Be Patient
Men dont like to step abruptly
Abrahams Value Semantics
Local Reasoning
Example
Rule 1 Speak Your Language
Bring People Along
Utilize Existing Structures
Democratic Process
Straw Pull
Straw Pull Example
Be Pragmatic
Never Forget This
Realistic Goals
Bloomberg C Guild
Otto van Bismarck
Evolving the Message
Cpp Interest Groups
Saul Alinsky Quote
Rule 5 Build Leadership
Strong People Dont Need Strong Leaders
Address Defeatist Apathy
Charles Payne
Ella Joe
Developing Leadership
Bloomberg Cpp Guild
Five Rules for Radical Engineers
C needs to change
Comments
Question
Exceptions
Less Apathy
Giving Up
Agent of Change
Diversity
Keep on fighting
Loud mouths
Taught by
CppCon
