Who needs a platform?

Abstract

There's a good chance that you - yes you - are currently working on making a "new platform" of some kind. I have lost count of how many "new platforms" I've been asked to help out making. Why are we always working on these "new platforms"? Why is there always something so fundamentally wrong with the old ones that we need a whole new platform? Do they end up delivering the value they promise? Value for whom? The users of the software? The business owners? The project managers? The developers? Who are we making these platforms for? Let's get to the bottom of this, and figure out who's problems we should be solving, and who's money we should be saving and how we can make these platforms worth their investment.

Day & time

Wednesday, September 06, 9:00 – 9:45 AM

Intended audience

Developers, managers, business strategists and anyone who enjoys a good rant.

• Christin Gorman

  Christin is an experienced public speaker who has worked as a developer for more than 20 years. She is currently working as a contractor/consultant at Kodemaker. Her enthusiasm for software development is catching and her talks are generally seen as both entertaining and thought provoking.

  

  @christingorman