Lizard Optimization • Gojko Adzic & Dave Farley

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Read the full transcription of the interview here Gojko Adzic - Software Delivery Consultant & Author of "Lizard Optimization" and many more Books Dave Farley - Continuous Delivery & DevOps Pioneer, Award-winning Author, Founder & Director of Continuous Delivery Ltd. RESOURCES Gojko https://twitter.com/gojkoadzic https://www.linkedin.com/in/gojko https://github.com/gojko https://gojko.net Dave https://twitter.com/davefarley77 https://linkedin.com/in/dave-farley-a67927 http://www.continuous-delivery.co.uk http://www.davefarley.net DESCRIPTION Dave Farley and Gojko Adzic discuss Gojko’s latest book “Llizard Optimization”, which involves identifying and leveraging unconventional uses and misuses of products to improve them for all users. Gojko shares insights and examples from his experiences with Narakeet and MindMup, highlighting how addressing the needs of outlier users led to significant product enhancements and growth. They also touch on broader themes of user retention, the joy of building and solving problems, and the balance between solo work and collaborative efforts in software development and writing. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Gojko Adzic • Lizard Optimization Gojko Adzic • Impact Mapping Adzic, Evans & Roden • Fifty Quick Ideas To Improve Your Tests Adzic, Evans & Korac • Fifty Quick Ideas to Improve Your User Stories Adzic & Korac • Humans vs Computers Gojko Adzic • Specification by Example Adzic, Marcetic & Bisset • Bridging the Communication Gap Adzic & Korac • Running Serverless Kat Holmes • Mismatch David Farley • Modern Software Engineering Dave Farley • Continuous Delivery Pipelines Dave Farley & Jez Humble • Continuous Delivery Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!