Episode 003: "The Business of Software Development" with Q McCallum
06/22/20 • 24 min
In this episode, we will be discussing the business of software development. Writing software doesn’t happen in a vacuum, it often happens in the context of a business, and it can be useful to understand exactly where software fits in a business.
To explore this topic, I sat down with Q McCallum, a data consultant who started his career in the software world (and who, somehow, managed to never really leave it). His consulting practice focuses on on guiding companies on their first steps in data science, machine learning, and AI. With more than two decades of experience dealing with a variety of software companies, Q has accumulated a wealth of knowledge on how these companies operate. While our conversation started on the business of software development, we ended up gravitating more towards discussing the realities of software development (which often happen in a business context).
In this episode, we will be discussing the business of software development. Writing software doesn’t happen in a vacuum, it often happens in the context of a business, and it can be useful to understand exactly where software fits in a business.
To explore this topic, I sat down with Q McCallum, a data consultant who started his career in the software world (and who, somehow, managed to never really leave it). His consulting practice focuses on on guiding companies on their first steps in data science, machine learning, and AI. With more than two decades of experience dealing with a variety of software companies, Q has accumulated a wealth of knowledge on how these companies operate. While our conversation started on the business of software development, we ended up gravitating more towards discussing the realities of software development (which often happen in a business context).
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Conversations in Software Development - Episode 003: "The Business of Software Development" with Q McCallum
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Hey everyone. Welcome to conversations in software development, a podcast on software development intended primarily for students. I am your host. Paul has Sotomayor . Uh , I am a senior lecturer in computer science at the university of Chicago, where among many other things, I teach a class on software development. In this episode, we will be discussing the business of software development. Writing software doesn't happen in a vacuum and often h
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