An Evolutionary Approach to Managing Software Entropy

Track: Architecture
Abstract Slides

As an industry, we’re not very good at managing tech debt. Yesterday’s big balls of mud are destined to become tomorrow’s big buckets of glue. In this talk, I’ll share my lightweight approach and toolchain for avoiding this trap. Expect lots of tips and tricks for combating entropy in long-lived, software-intensive products shared by teams and large organizations. Ultimately, I’ll show you how to start building a system for visualizing, prioritizing, and managing your software product’s evolution and technical debt side by side with new feature development.

David Laribee

David Laribee is a player-coach, trainer, speaker, and co-founder of Nerd/Noir. He believes in the power of collaboration, simplicity, and feedback. He has built teams and products for companies in the Fortune 500 and startups alike. Prior to founding Nerd/Noir, an agile consulting company, David coached the product development team at VersionOne, a leader in agile planning tools.