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Good Engineer's LifeGood Engineer's Life

Naruhiko 'Naru' Ogasawara

naruoga@gmail.comhttp://twitter.com/naru0ga

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Who am I?

● Employee of a office peripheral vendor● To involve Free OSes world from peripheral

vendor's point of view

● I love Programming “Languages”● Prolog and Smalltalk are most lovely langages.● And interested in programming languages

semantics (type theory, etc.)

● And...● Weekend kayaker!!

NOT IMPORTANT

NOT IMPORTANT

Please remember:

● Kayak is very nice hobby for IT engineers!● Good recreation

in the nature, of course

● Fun, very fun.

Please remember:

● Kayak is very nice hobby for IT engineers!● Good recreation

in the nature, of course

● Fun, very fun.

● And, Good trainingto improve your ’Human’ skill ofIT engineer!

Photos: http://www.dorsethouse.com/

Please remember:

● Kayak is very nice hobby for IT engineers!● Good recreation

in the nature, of course

● Fun, very fun.

● And, Good trainingto improve your ’Human’ skill ofIT engineer!

Photos: http://www.dorsethouse.com/

What's a Kayak● Small human-powered boat

● Use “Paddle,” not “Oar.”● Oars are attached on a boat to use the principle of

leverage (easy to move, but no freedom).● Paddle is not attached on a boat because of FREE

Maneuverability

Playfields / Playstyle

You can fly if you want!!

Running So HUUUUGE Rapid!

Try to get a gold medal!

Touring Flatwater for sightseeing

Paddle with good partner

Playfields / Playstyle

You can fly if you want!!

Running So HUUUUGE Rapid!

Try to get a gold medal!

Touring Flatwater for sightseeing

Paddle with good partner

Everything is Kayaking.Enjoy beautiful nature,

Long trip and Camping,

Be an Adrenaline Junky,You're FREE!

Anyway, I said,

● “Kayaking is Good training to improve your ’Human’ skill of IT engineer!”● What do I mean?● Just a hobby?

● My opinion is:● Of course, we play kayak as hobby, but,● Kayaking (especially whitewater river running) has

very similar points with software developments● Mostly HUMAN SKILLs

Example:

Upper Kidu-river, MIE prefecture

SCARY?

YES, REALLY SCARE.Calm down, calm down, calm down...

Don't scare, LOOK and THINK!

Find your OWN route

Big drop andvery shallow...

There isa big rock!

It's my route(and succeed!)

Manage YOUR Risks● White water paddling is very nice training of

RISK MANAGEMENT (not for your mgr.)

1.Find ALL of risks you have

2.Classify which risks are acceptable

3.Then, decide which route is best for yourself.– The best routes are different for each people.– Paddling skill, kind of boat, mental (big factor),...

Can avoid? NOT SO SERIOUS SERIOUS (DEATH?)

Everyone (Not a risk)

Easy Acceptable (Fun!) Don't try!

Difficult Acceptable if you want Don't try!

More important thing:● Teamwork!Teamwork!

● given enough eyeballs, all risks are shallow.– Modified Linus's Law (bugs → risks)

● For good classification of risk, need many heads.● In trouble, your buddies will rescue each other.

– The trust braves you to beat risks!

Thinking, Judging, Trust and Success togetherThinking, Judging, Trust and Success togethermake very good teamwork,make very good teamwork,

It is exactly same as software developments, It is exactly same as software developments, isn't it?isn't it?

Once Again:

● Kayak is very nice hobby for IT engineers!● Good recreation

in nature, of course

● Fun, very fun.

● And, Good trainingto improve your ’Human’ skill ofIT engineer!

Play KayakPlay Kayakfor your goodfor your good

Engineer's life!Engineer's life!

By Naru (Weekend Paddler)Tokyo BarCamp 2010

In Oracle Aoyama

Thanks.

Appendix

● If you want to try Kayaking near by central of Tokyo, see ATND. http://atnd.org/events/4388● It's held by me :D● Kayaking and

BBQ in Tamagawariver, near byFutako-shinchiStation, Kawasaki.

● Or I can tell some very good kayak schools.PLZ ask me.

License

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Photo

Page 1 and 14: Cover pages of “Walzing with Bares” and Peopleware” From the publisher Dorsethouse: http://www.dorsethouse.com/

Page 4: Inuits' style and modern style kayakFrom Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kayak

Page 5: Touring on flatwater for sightseeingFrom Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/freewine/2051307895/

Page 5: Paddling with good partnerFrom Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scornish/456991247/

Page 5: You can fly if you want!!From Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smagaud/2411430970/

Page 5: Try to get a Gold Medal:From Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/christian_bachellier/160915516/

Page 5: Running HUUUUGE Rapid!:From Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/see_sounds/3523895755/

Any other photos are by my friend and me (Licensed by CC-BY-SA)