The Importance of Fun in the Workplace • Holly Cummins • YOW! 2022

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2022. #GOTOcon #YOW Holly Cummins - Senior Principal Software Engineer on the Red Hat Quarkus Team RESOURCES @holly_cummins ABSTRACT An in-depth look at what makes software development a roller coaster where the highs of 0 compiler warnings are quickly cancelled out by the pain of long hours, bad requirements, endless configuration, clueless managers and a plethora of other issues which make death by a thousand cuts seem like a good idea…. They will answer questions such as: • “Why is programming often called an art despite having its underpinnings in formal logic?” • “How can I rediscover the delight I felt when I first started coding?” • “What’s that rush I feel when my test passes? Am I addicted to TDD?” Combining Psychology, Philosophy and Computer Science, Dr Holly Cummins and Martijn Verburg will present a series of practical tips to help you rediscover the euphoria that you felt the very first time a metal box in front of you came to life and cried out “Hello World”. [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 03:44 Funniest jok in Belgium 07:27 Let’s talk about your career 10:42 What is fun? 14:30 Programming is fun 17:26 Why are most of our workplaces not fun? 18:29 The value of fun in the workplace 24:21 Limits to fun 24:51 Balance 26:52 Psychological safety 28:52 How to achieve fun 33:31 TDD 35:27 Fast feedback matters 36:42 Gamification 40:33 Employees are not stupid 41:18 Easter eggs 44:32 Failing at fun 45:12 Summary 45:34 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: RECOMMENDED BOOKS Holly Cummins & Timothy Ward • Enterprise OSGi in Action • Greg Winteregg • Fun at Work • Stone, Chaparro, Keebler, Chaparro & McConnell • Introduction to Human Factors • Fred Brooks Jr. • The Mythical Man-Month • #FunAtWork #Fun #Laughter #Gamification #HumanFactor #TDD #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #HollyCummins Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at Sign up for updates and specials at SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.