Rick Baker
From conversations with Jim…
The 3 Skills
- Creating Code that Solves the Problem
- Optimizing the Code
- Software Project Planning
Creating Code that Solves the Problem
- Making the code work for more detailed users
- Anticipating what could go wrong
- Anticipating surprises and edge uses
Optimizing the Code
- Making the code efficient
- Ensuring compilation
- Knowing algorithm analysis
- Converting code to equations…lots of math
Software Project Planning
- Planning the work then working the plan
- Optimizing plans – high-level, applies to everything
- Organizing
- Standardizing
- Creating iterations of the plan, revising it many times
With sufficient intelligence and hard work these steps can be completed in less than 10 years.
To be continued…. covering Stage 2 and Stage 3 software skills
Jack Baker
Jim Bruin