Neal Ford

Greater Atlanta Software Symposium

Atlanta · October 6 - 8, 2006

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Director / Software Architect / Meme Wrangler

Neal is Director, Software Architect, and Meme Wrangler at ThoughtWorks, a global IT consultancy with an exclusive focus on end-to-end software development and delivery.
Before joining ThoughtWorks, Neal was the Chief Technology Officer at The DSW Group, Ltd., a nationally recognized training and development firm. Neal has a degree in Computer Science from Georgia State University specializing in languages and compilers and a minor in mathematics specializing in statistical analysis.
He is also the designer and developer of applications, instructional materials, magazine articles, video presentations, and author of 6 books, including the most recent The Productive Programmer. His language proficiencies include Java, C#/.NET, Ruby, Groovy, functional languages, Scheme, Object Pascal, C++, and C. His primary consulting focus is the design and construction of large-scale enterprise applications. Neal has taught on-site classes nationally and internationally to all phases of the military and to many Fortune 500 companies. He is also an internationally acclaimed speaker, having spoken at over 100 developer conferences worldwide, delivering more than 600 talks. If you have an insatiable curiosity about Neal, visit his web site at http://www.nealford.com. He welcomes feedback and can be reached at nford@thoughtworks.com.

Presentations

Clean Up Your Code: 10 Java Coding Tricks, Techniques, and Philosophies

This session delivers 10 techniques for improving your code, whether you are freshly graduated or a grizzled veteran.

Pragmatic Extreme Programming Part 1: Planning & Design

This session begins a detailed discussion about how to actually get XP done in the real world (and what to tell your boss). This session includes artifacts (project tracking sheets, code coverage reports, etc.) from real XP projects.

Pragmatic Extreme Programming Part 2: Architecture, Coding, and Testing

Continues the discussion from Part 1, focusing on how to keep the benefits of XP without sacrficing it's effectiveness. This session shows real artifacts of XP in action.

Web Application Security Vulnerabilities

This session highlights common mistakes made by web programmers, stating the problems and avoidance techniques.

Ruby for Java Developers

This session introduces Ruby, aimed specifically at Java developers.

Testing with Selenium

This session describes the use and workings of Selenium, the open source web user interface testing tool.

Introduction to Tapestry

This session delves into details about building web applications with Tapestry, covering configuration, templates, and separation of concerns.

The Productive Programmer

This session shows you how to become a more productive programmer every day by using tools that you didn't know you already had.