Can you?
- Can you produce clean code that works, while the pressure is on and the world is watching?
- Can your stomach handle putting your programming skills on display for the entire conference to see?
- Can you fly through your IDE at the speed of light?
- Will you wither under the relentless taunting of top agile designers dissecting your every move?
- Do you want your chance to be recognized for your prowess at programming, for your relentless refactoring, and for your tenacious TDD spirit?
- Do you really write code you’re proud to put on the fridge? How about on the big screen in front of everyone?
- Do you think you can survive three minutes in the hot seat?
Can you handle … the Extreme Fishbowl?
Eight years after the original event, the fishbowl is back—bigger and better than ever. The customer wants clean code that works, the developers want to exhibit their programming skills (while not getting fired), and the audience wants a good time while they eat.
Come see how much can get done in 40 minutes of intense, focused agile development.
What it is
Extreme Fishbowl celebrates the art of team-based, agile programming. The fishbowl holds four programmers, a customer, and a commentator, all working with real live code. Conference attendees can either watch or participate in this high-stakes development situation where functionality, quality, and process all matter. It’s a lot of fun!
Your customer wants clean code that works, he wants it now, and he knows what it looks like!
How it works
Each day during the lunch block, participants line up to await their turn in the fishbowl—a highly-visible, high-pressure development situation with everything on the line (including their reputations).
Wait for others to be “fired” until your turn rolls around. Then get seated quickly with your pair and await the ride of your life. You contribute code and tests to the ever-growing program, under the eagle eye of the demanding and occasionally capricious customer. Feedback is omnipresent, with all of the action shown on two big screeens and a running play-by-play commentary from the host.
As analysts dissect your every move, the audience watches in anticipation. One misstep—one too many red bars when you needed green—and it could be your last!
A demanding, capricious customer who knows more about good design than you do… it’s your worst nightmare!
Who will be there?
- Your crotchety customer and relentless reviewer: J. B. Rainsberger
- Your hilarious host and penetrating pundit: Jeff Nielsen
- Surprise guest analysts, plucked from among the best agilistas in the business
- You!