Everything I Needed to Know, I Learned in Rabbinical School — Yitzchok Willroth — php[tek] 2015
Keynote recording from php[tek] 2015:
Abstract: You’ve been programming for a while now. You’re beginning to feel that you’ve got a handle on things but at the same time can’t escape the feeling that you’ve somehow plateaued in your growth as a software developer. In this talk Yitzchok, a rabbinic scholar and software developer, shares the “wisdom of the sages” as practical, actionable advice – strategies and tactics – that you can use to reinvigorate your growth as a software developer.
Bio: Yitzchok Willroth is a Talmudic scholar and enterprise web application developer (though seldom at the same time) living in Lakewood, NJ. A start-up veteran and dev bootcamp instructor, Yitzchok is often called upon to mentor young dev teams within the Orthodox community. He is the organizer of the ShorePHP User Group and an active participant in the PHPMentoring initiative. Passionate about clean code and robust application architecture, he is also a strong proponent of remote teams as a way for organizations to thrive while affording developers a healthy work:life balance.