How Product Manufacturing Can Teach Us to Write Better Software

This course aims to teach software developers how manufacturing principles can be applied to software development. The learning outcomes include understanding Lean principles such as eliminating waste, building quality, and delivering fast. The course covers the differences between Lean Software Development and Agile methodologies like Scrum, and introduces Kanban as a way to combine the best of both approaches. The intended audience for this course is software developers looking to explore more efficient software development methods. The teaching method involves a 49-minute talk that discusses the history of Lean manufacturing, its application to software development, and practical examples from the manufacturing industry.