Code as Culture How Organization Shapes Your Code - DevConf.CZ 2023

Speaker(s): Marek Čermák

In software development, code is often viewed as a technical artifact, divorced from the social and cultural context in which it is created. However, the truth is that code reflects the organizational structure and personalities of the engineers who create it. In this talk, we will explore how company culture affects the code produced by engineers. We will discuss how communication patterns, team dynamics, and organizational structures can lead to specific architectural decisions, and how the code itself can reflect the values, attitudes, and assumptions of the team that created it. Join me to discover how organizational structure and personalities shape your code and learn how to use it to your advantage to build more effective and sustainable software systems that reflect the needs and goals of the organizations and individuals who create them.