Is Software Development Becoming Obsolete?

Is development becoming obsolete? We invited Miku and Pauliina to
talk about software engineering — how the roles have been
shaping, what the current trends and challenges are, and how we
can shape the future of our profession. Tune in and join our
semi-practical, semi-philosophical conversation.


Guests


Pauliina started her career as a communications consultant, but
slowly life took her back to her childhood hobby - coding. She
moved all the way to Australia to study at a coding bootcamp and
has now been working as a software developer for over 5 years.
She still thinks it was the best decision of her life. What she
loves most about coding is how tangible it feels to build
software one piece at a time and how rewarding it is to solve
problems with technology. In her free time,, you will find her on
a yoga mat or wandering in a forest.


With nearly 20 years of experience, Mikael is a passionate,
future-oriented technology leader with a cultivated interest in
cutting-edge technologies and the methodologies of creating
exceptional digital products. While he currently has limited time
to actually code at work, he still does it as a hobby. Mikael is
a fan of functional programming and loves exploring new tech,
surfing, and cooking.


Mikael’s core expertise and interests are the design of
technology organizations, technology strategy, business, and
digital strategy, innovation, software and enterprise
architectures, modern process methodologies, modern leadership,
self-organization, systems thinking, data, and AI.


Host


Anna Fröblom is a great programmer, problem-solver, hobby
photographer, lego enthusiast, and simply a nice person.


Guest Host


Ross Langley is a human-centered designer from Reaktor Helsinki.
He loves helping teams excel in challenging environments. Ross
shines when he does concept modeling, validates ideas, or makes
celebrity impressions. 



References:


Malan, Pais, Skelton: Team Topologies: Organizing Business
and Technology Teams for Fast Flow

Cagan: Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love
(Silicon Valley Product Group)

Forsgren, Humble, Kim: Accelerate: The Science of Lean
Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing
Technology Organizations

Google Cloud 2022: Announcing the 2022 Accelerate State of
DevOps Report: A deep dive into security




About Reaktor


Fork Pull Merge Push is a podcast created for developers by
developers. It’s brought to you by Reaktor,  a creative
technology partner for forward-thinking companies and societies,
based in Helsinki, New York, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Lisbon, and
Tokyo.



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