Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Applied To Software Engineering
Scott Sauber
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a model for understanding the motivations behind why people make the choices that they do. So how does this apply to software? In this Lean Bytes we’ll talk about how we can use Maslow’s, but apply it to software engineering to help us understand why software engineers write the code that they do at different points in their career.
What the heck is Lean BYTES?
Lean BYTES is a short, 16-minute (get it? two bytes equal 16 bits... #nerdjokes), presentation designed to provide you with the tools you need to take your teams to the next level in an easily consumable, shareable format.
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“Is This Intentional?” Using AI to Close the Gap Between Design and Code
Matt Smith
In this Lean BYTES, Matt Smith will show how an agentic-first approach can close the gap between design and code and keep everything you ship consistent with your design system.