OpenSource Ecosystems

Open Source communities produce high quality software with little management and (typically) no pay. Most people looking at open source focus on using this software in their projects.

This talk takes a different tack: how can we bring the open-source way of developing software into our corporations, improving the way we write software? It turns out the answer has a lot to do with people, and a lot to do with agile software development.

About Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas is recognized internationally as an expert who develops high-quality software–accurate and highly flexible systems. He helped write the now-famous Agile Manifesto, and regularly speak on new ways of producing software. He is the author of six books, including the best selling The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Addison-Wesley) and Programming Ruby: A Pragmatic Programmer's Guide (Pragmatic Bookshelf).

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