Episode 21: How Set Design Can Inform Software Architecture With Betsy Haibel




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Summary: <h2>How Set Design Can Inform Software Architecture With Betsy Haibel</h2> <p>Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tech_done_right" rel="nofollow">@tech_done_right</a>, and please leave us a review on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-done-right/id1195695341?mt=2" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a>!</p> <h2>Guest</h2> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/betsythemuffin" rel="nofollow">Betsy Haibel</a> or <a href="http://betsyhaibel.com" rel="nofollow">betsyhaibel.com</a>, co-founder of <a href="http://wecohere.com" rel="nofollow">Cohere</a></p> <h2>Summary</h2> <p>Any profession that requires you to hit a budget and a deadline while balancing the project vision with practical logistics has a lot to say to software architects and project managers. Betsy Haibel was a professional theatrical set designer before becoming a software developer and architect, and we talk about how set design is like and not like software design. Not only do we talk about favorite shows, we also give you practical advice for designing your project.</p> <h2>Notes</h2> <p>01:24 - Creative Work as a Set Designer and it’s Relation to Software Architecture</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Widow" rel="nofollow">The Merry Widow</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_La_Mancha" rel="nofollow">Man of La Mancha</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/stuart-little" rel="nofollow">Stuart Little</a></li> </ul> <p>11:13 - Software Architecture Metaphors</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Turn_Off_the_Dark" rel="nofollow">Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark</a></li> </ul> <p>15:11 - Approaching Software Design as Set Design</p> <p>17:22 - Designing For Flexibility/Keeping Design Open</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Verge_(play)" rel="nofollow">On The Verge</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pbs.org/video/taste-falsettos-oenlq8/" rel="nofollow">Falsettoes</a></li> </ul> <p>27:13 - Scalability in a Smaller vs Larger Environments</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://dctheatrescene.com/2012/07/16/tent-of-dreams-an-occuplay/" rel="nofollow">Tent of Dreams</a></li> </ul> <p>30:44 - Communication </p> <p>36:12 - Approaching Purity and Reality</p><p>Special Guest: Betsy Haibel.</p>