We are at the point of life that in a few years we all be fully working adults. It is crazy to think that 4 years of college just flew by so fast. This semester the software capstone class will be the most interesting and challenging I believe. When it comes to reading a book, I have no patience at all, but after reading the introduction, something about this book: Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman is making me want to read it appropriately. It is possible to be that I can relate to this book on so many levels and it is relevant to me. After just reading the introduction I feel like it changed the way I think and view my profession.
All the patterns in the book are interesting and powerful in
a way that we can adapt and combine these patterns in many ways and situations.
One of the patterns that stood out to me the most was “Be the worst” from
chapter four. The author has explained the concept very well in which it states
that “Surround yourself with developers who are better than you. Find a
stronger team where you are the weakest member and have room to grow” This statement
Is very interesting and when I think deep into it, I believe that being worst in
a team at least for me is a motivation to work hard and grow to improve. The
goal is not to stay the weakest but instead work my way from the bottom to the top.
The author also talked about the risk factor that associates
with being worst in the team including dragging the team down, good teams do
not tolerate you, and the risk of being fired. Although I do agree that in
situations all these scenarios could be possible but on the positive side this can
motivate a person to improve and build a mindset that helps the individual. I
do not think I disagree with any aspects of the pattern but, these patterns and
the whole book have certainly changed the way I think about a certain aspect of
software development. I realized that I need to work even harder and push myself
to the limits for me to get where I want in life.
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