During the last twenty years, Alexander Thurow worked at different German software providers. Currently, he is a freelance software developer, consultant, and speaker. Born in Hamburg in 1975, currently located at Lake Constance.
Upcoming Thursday, 27.11.2025 18:15h
LOCATION: Zürich
ROOM: PH Zürich, Lagerstrasse 2, 8090 Zürich, Building LAA, Room J002B
KEYWORDS: Lessons learned, Methods
AGENDA: | 18:15-19:30h: Talk incl. Q/A After the talk, you will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and network with the speaker and professional colleagues over beer and rich finger foods. |
SPEAKER: Alexander Thurow COMPANY: Blog
“If someone is taking a journey, he (or she) can tell a story. Therefore, I would take my staff and hat and would choose to travel.” (Matthias Claudius, 1740-1815)
The present talk was designed with exactly this, a 1000-times-heard (and slightly updated) German proverb in the back of the head. Initially created for a student audience (“From Education to Employment: A Requirements-Set for Modern Software Developers”), it outlines what the presenter identified as relevant for a productive survival in the software development business (aka “the wild”). Category: “Possibly not so new - but subjectively noteworthy.”
So, have you ever wondered why we, as a whole community of experts, so often struggle to tame the beast called software development? The “Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development” talk presents some possible answers to the question of why our ongoing fight is - and will very likely remain - a tough one.
Spoiler: Most of the time, it is not about what you think it is…
LANGUAGE: Talk: en / Slides: en
During the last twenty years, Alexander Thurow worked at different German software providers. Currently, he is a freelance software developer, consultant, and speaker. Born in Hamburg in 1975, currently located at Lake Constance.
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