Voices That Matter: Crafting Software - San Francisco

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[url=\"http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/craftingsoftware/\"]Voices That Matter: Crafting Software[/url]
December 1-4, 2008
San Francisco, CA

At the Voices That Matter: Crafting Software Conference, programmers, developers, analysts, and their project managers from both established companies and start-ups will come together to learn best practices from the industry's most powerful thought leaders on the myriad of issues and choices you face today. Addison-Wesley, Prentice Hall, and Pearson Education have always brought you timely and practical education. Now you can interact with these author experts in small breakout sessions that have come to characterize the Voices That Matter conferences.
Master the Software Skills You Need through Compelling Sessions

Our world-class speakers will impart their insight into the tools, techniques, and approaches to delivering great software on time and on budget. All sessions will be language and platform independent. Choose from a wide array of offerings each designed to developing your craft and bringing your work to the next level, including:

* Refactoring in the Real World
* Requirements Gathering
* Enterprise Test Driven Development
* Simplicity in Design
* Domain Driven Design
* Implementing Agile Methods
* Clean Code
* Project Management Techniques for Individual Contributors
* Distributed Projects: Coding Across Time Zones
* Effective Deployment

You should attend if:

* You are responsible for delivering software on time and on budget.
* Measuring effort and results is important in your environment.
* You question which of the latest techniques and tools are really worth the transition effort.
* You need advice on how to get business sponsorship for major initiatives.
* Learning best practices across the software development life cycle would be beneficial to your team.
* You want a conference that is small enough to really engage the speakers in a conversation.
* You welcome the opportunity to network with colleagues from similar organizations and industries.