Abstract/Description

In this talk, you’ll learn that even if you don’t think you have the capacity for empathy, chances are you do.

We’ll dive deep into the six different types of empathy and discover how incorporating this skill into your daily development practice can have profound positive benefits.

If you’ve ever found yourself saying “I’m good with machines, but not with people” this is one talk you won’t want to miss.

About the Speaker(s)

Andrea Goulet is the CEO of Corgibytes, a software development shop dedicated to maintaining and modernizing software applications and has been named by LinkedIn as one of the Top 10 Professionals in Software Under 35. She’s the founder of LegacyCode.Rocks and hosts a podcast dedicated to changing the way we think about legacy code. You may recognize her from prominent industry publications such as the First Round Review, Hanselminutes, Software Engineering Daily, and more. Andrea is a sought after keynote speaker and presents regularly on topics that help business and technical teams collaborate better. Her two most popular talks are “Communication Is Just As Important As Code” and “Empathy Is A Technical Skill.”  In her spare time, Andrea enjoys blogging about the intersection of social science and software. She loves watching her kids explore the world and is a sucker for a good physics documentary. You can recognize her by the JavaScript tattoo on her wrist.