[grand-rapids-pm-announce] Grand Rapids Perl Mongers Today

[Matt Hahnfeld]

By the way, the address of the conference center is 3111 Leonard St.
NE in Grand Rapids, near the corner of Leonard and East Beltline. 
Maps are available at http://grand-rapids.pm.org/.

Matt

On 8/26/05, Matt Hahnfeld <matt.hahnfeld at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all!
> 
> Just a reminder that our monthly Grand Rapids Perl Mongers meeting is
> today (Friday) at 11:30am at the Priority Health conference center.  A
> description of today's talk on the balance between software
> development processes and innovation is attached below.
> 
> If you haven't RSVP'd, we'll still order some extra pizza -- so you're
> welcome to attend anyway.  Newcomers are always welcome!
> 
> Look for the camel signs!
> 
> See ya there!
> 
> Matt Hahnfeld
> President
> Grand Rapids Perl Mongers
> 
> > Magic Pixie Dust: Improving the pace of development through people
> > By Matthew Heusser
> >
> > Companies tend to mis-understand innovation because innovation
> > disrupts process.  So if your goal is a defined, stable, repeatable
> > process, you're going to stifle innovation.  This talk describes an
> > alternative to an unthinking, brain-dead, factory-like process for
> > software development: One that relies on creativity and personal
> > excellence to constantly improve the way we develop software.
>