Alan Richardson

When you already know how to code, it's easy to forget how hard some of that learning was... until you have to teach people. And if all you've ever built are applications, you don't know really know the nuances of writing code to automate them. And if you've written the code but never had to market the applications then you've not really experienced the full joy of coding.

In this presentation Alan will revisit many of his past projects to identify lessons learned. Lessons from: writing commercial and open source tools, multi-user adventure games, REST APIs, test automation, automating applications to make them do things they are not supposed to do, and coding for technical marketing.

Some lessons we will learn:

• The 'install' is the hardest part
• Writing frameworks is too much fun and should be banned
• Applications are just "code calling other libraries"
• Writing a Text Adventure s the most fun and educational thing you'll ever code
• The Dangers of knowing how to code

We will also learn the dangers of knowing how to code and discover how our coding skills can give us an edge, in business and online live in general, if we choose to harness our skills to improve our daily experiences.