1. Developing Developers
Through Apprenticeship
Boston SPIN
April 15th, 2014

2. The Industrial Age is over
https://flic.kr/p/uiR3

3. “The Information Age”
https://flic.kr/p/6inibm

4. “Software is all around us!”
https://flic.kr/p/5K9py8
“The future is NOW…”

5. But there’s no one here to build it…
https://flic.kr/p/7mDW2s

7. 0
350000
700000
1050000
1400000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
1.4 million
computing jobs
400,000
CS Grads

8. Computer Science Grads
All Other Degrees

9. https://flic.kr/p/89bPVU
Between 2004 and 2009, the number of CS grads declined

12. https://flic.kr/p/9WaWEe
Jobs go unfilled, stifling innovation

13. “86 percent of institutions and
education providers believe their
graduates are adequately prepared
for employment, yet only half of
employers and graduates
agree.”
McKinsey, 2013

14. We’ve been here before…
https://flic.kr/p/eTfeLi
We’ve been here before…

15. The Renaissance
• 608
Apprenticeship in the Renaissance

16. What is craftsmanship?
http://bit.ly/1n8pok8

17. Meet Mark

18. Foundations
https://flic.kr/p/8tWarG
Strong foundations…

19. Being a good mentor
https://flic.kr/p/mudtg4

20. Paint a picture

21. Constructive Criticism
https://flic.kr/p/gv2Fmz

22. Empathy
http://bit.ly/1eJIuVZ
Mindfulness and Empathy

23. Fast is slow
https://flic.kr/p/8rh94X
Moving fast is slow

24. Being a good mentee

25. Own what you don’t know
https://flic.kr/p/7UMvdx
Own what you don’t know

26. Own your spot on the team
https://flic.kr/p/aEfgGY
Be the worst person on the team

27. Do the uncomfortable
Do the uncomfortable!

28. Stretch tasks
https://flic.kr/p/2brfxq
Stretch Tasks

30. “Menial” Tasks

31. Ask informed questions
"Judge a man by his questions
rather than his answers."
!
- Voltaire

33. Find a common bond outside
of work

34. Love at first sight
A match made in heaven

35. Find Peers
Find peers
https://flic.kr/p/7RuPTy

36. PracticeApprenticeship Secret Weapons

37. https://flic.kr/p/dGvAay

38. Not SMART
• Read “learn to program”

39. SMART
• Complete Reading and Exercises of Chapters 1-6 of “Learn
to Program” by May 1st
• Review exercises with Dan by May 10th
• Incorporate exercise feedback by May 15th
• Complete Reading and Exercises of remaining “Learn to
Program” contents by June 1st
• Review exercises with Dan by June 10th
• Incorporate exercise feedback by June 20th

40. MilestonesDecompose with milestones
https://flic.kr/p/dRG7g

41. Weekly 1on1’s
Weekly 1on1’s
https://flic.kr/p/7oWmVo

42. Reading List
https://flic.kr/p/zXqL6
Build a reading list…synthesize knowledge

43. Challenge List
https://flic.kr/p/9Lcbki
Plan projects and challenges
Celebrate completion

44. Rules to Guide You

45. The Business Comes First
The business comes first

46. Proximity Matters
http://bit.ly/1m5DXEZ
Proximity matters

47. Pairing and Shadowing
Pair Programming

48. Saturation and Diminishing
Returns
Saturation and diminishing returns

49. Lots of work?
https://flic.kr/p/9qP8m2
Feel like a lot of work?
It is

50. A Brief, Personal
Digression…

51. Be Like Larry…

52. Light a spark…

53. Thanks!
!
@dpickett
www.launchacademy.com