Fred Galoso Presentation Refactor Like a Scientist

Join DSM WebGeeks as we dig into the Trello Scientist library with Fred Galoso.We will explore what it is to refactor like a scientist and even test out our tests using the scientific method, so bring your laptop! 🙂

We will be meeting on Monday, July 11th at 6:30pm at the Forge (1420 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309). Food and drinks provided by Pillar Technology.

If you’ll join us, we’d love for you to RSVP on Eventbrite, or Facebook.

Refactor Like a Scientist

Description
Tests are a good baseline for defining the behavior of a program. Though, on complicated programs, are tests enough?

Scientist is a Node.js library for creating and running experiments between old and new pieces of code. Scientist makes it easy to refactor critical code paths with confidence. It safely exposes refactorings to actual production interactions and measures potential mismatches. Part experience report, refactoring discussion, and workshop, this talk will also explore safe refactoring techniques at companies like Trello and GitHub.

Fred Galoso

About
Fred Galoso (@wayoutmind) is a software developer for Trello. Trusted by millions of people and companies of all kinds and sizes, Trello is a visual collaboration tool that creates a shared perspective on any project. Prior to Trello, Fred led data and analytics efforts at Dwolla and has spoken at national and regional conferences about software engineering, data architecture, and visualization.

https://github.com/fredrick/refactor-like-a-scientist

“`
git clone
cd refactor-like-a-scientist/examples
npm install
node –harmony
“`

When:

Mon, Jul 11th @ 6:30pm

Where:

the Forge
The Forge is located at 1420 Locust above Lurra Cocina, and across from the Sculpture Park. Enter through the door on the parking lot side of the building, next to Lurra Cocina's outdoor patio. Once inside head up the stairs.