changing the laws of engineering with github pull requests
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Changing the Laws of Engineeringwith GitHub Pull Requests
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Culture Why you do things.
Metaprocess
ProcessEntropy
How you change.
What you do, today.
Holding you down.
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The results
85 309 43 Comments Commenters
(40% of Engineering)PRs
merged(+48 closed)
Engineerscommitting
(+41 others)
1,920
numbers to be
updated
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What we wantProcesses embody culture Processes are repeatable (efficient, fair) Transparent Inclusive Discoverable Single source of truth, written down Update / delete easily Bias for action Autonomy Editorial control
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The Great Title Debate
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Engineer
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Margaret Hamilton, engineer who coined
“software engineering”
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Software EngineerSenior Software Engineer
Lead Software EngineerPrincipal Software Engineer
Distinguished Software EngineerEngineering ManagerSenior Engineering ManagerDirector of Engineering
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Process
=What you do because it works at the time
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What we wantProcesses embody culture Processes are repeatable (efficient, fair)
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Ye Olde Metaprocess
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What we wantProcesses embody culture Processes are repeatable (efficient, fair) Transparent Inclusive
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What we wantProcesses embody culture Processes are repeatable (efficient, fair) Transparent Inclusive Discoverable Single source of truth, written down
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HOW ABOUT A WIKI?
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The append-only Wiki
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Copypasta feeds inertia
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What we wantProcesses embody culture Processes are repeatable (efficient, fair) Transparent Inclusive Discoverable Single source of truth, written down Update / delete easily
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The Vestigial Manual Tests
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Culture > Process
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Culture is the reason for Process
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Entropy
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You need a way to close the Culture / Process gap
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What we wantProcesses embody culture Processes are repeatable (efficient, fair) Transparent Inclusive Discoverable Single source of truth, written down Update / delete easily Bias for action Autonomy
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This document and the information herein (including any information that may be incorporated by reference) is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as an offer, commitment, promise or obligation on behalf of New Relic, Inc. (“New Relic”) to sell securities or deliver any product, material, code, functionality, or other feature. Any information provided hereby is proprietary to New Relic and may not be replicated or disclosed without New Relic’s express written permission.
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New Relic assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. New Relic makes no warranties, expressed or implied, in this document or otherwise, with respect to the information provided.
Our business is not a democracy
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The Boss
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Open Source is not a democracy
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What we wantProcesses embody culture Processes are repeatable (efficient, fair) Transparent Inclusive Discoverable Single source of truth, written down Update / delete easily Bias for action Autonomy Editorial control
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a ideathe
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Culture as Code
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GitHub Pages Jekyll
Markdown + HTML
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What we gotProcesses embody culture Processes are repeatable (efficient, fair) Transparent Inclusive Discoverable Single source of truth, written down Update / delete easily Bias for action Autonomy Editorial control
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Things we learned
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Do write together
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Actively discourage email discussion
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“Lowers the contribution barrier…”
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~50% of discussionafter merge
Moderate!Is it useful?
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git clone culture
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Why did we think this was a good idea?
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Why > What
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Junior Software Engineer Software Engineer
Senior Software EngineerLead Software Engineer
Principal Software EngineerDistinguished Software Engineer
Engineering ManagerSenior Engineering ManagerDirector of Engineering
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Principal Software EngineerDistinguished Software Engineer
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Pull Request knows why
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Ask why.
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Thank you!
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Ralph Bodenner@ralphbod
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Thank youslide
in FS15
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This talk was the work of at least 18 people.
@belindarunkle@danarelic@feministy@foliosus@kfrugia@kwugirlMatt Otis@mewzherder@mflaming@nerdygirl@nicbenders@qkate@relistan@spkane@SXavier_NwRelic@WardCunningham@xensesthegreat
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Acknowledgements
Thanks for your help in shaping this talk and in making New Relic awesome!
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Valve Handbook for New Employees http://www.valvesoftware.com/company/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.pdfGitHub: Quick Pull Requests https://github.com/blog/1945-quick-pull-requests
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References
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Valve Working without a Boss http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/screen-shot-2012-04-23-at-11.24.33-am.jpg
Valve cover http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--ANyPdiwb--/17k9nffv4tn36jpg.jpg
Constitutional Convention http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Margaret Hamilton with her code http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Margaret_Hamilton.gif Ward Cunningham http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Ward_Cunningham_1.jpg Scumbag appendix http://imgur.com/gallery/254ANHP
Pair keypunching http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Keypunching_at_Texas_A%26M2.jpg
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