Looking Back to Move Forward

Dianne Marsh

Director of Engineering Tools, Netflix

dmarsh@netflix.com

@dmarsh

Enjoying the journey

Many paths

Some roles

Embrace a winding road

Individual Contributor Joy§ Sense of accomplishment

§ Building something tangible

§ Mental challenge

§ Joy of problem solving/debugging

Manager Joy§ Helping people grow

§ Setting direction

§ Strategic thinking

§ Solving larger problems

It’s a Marathon

It’s a Marathon

Repeating Trends

Repeating Trends§ Functional programming (1960’s)

Repeating Trends§ Functional programming (1960’s)

§ Native code (desktop now mobile)

Repeating Trends§ Functional programming (1960’s)

§ Native code (desktop now mobile)

§ Fad programming (is Reactive the new Aspect Oriented?)

Repeating Trends§ Functional programming (1960’s)

§ Native code (desktop now mobile)

§ Fad programming (is Reactive the new Aspect Oriented?)

§ Timesharing compute (mainframe, now cloud)

Repeating Trends§ Functional programming (1960’s)

§ Native code (desktop now mobile)

§ Fad programming (is Reactive the new Aspect Oriented?)

§ Timesharing compute (mainframe, now cloud)

§ Buy vs. Build

Repeating Trends§ Functional programming (1960’s)

§ Native code (desktop now mobile)

§ Fad programming (is Reactive the new Aspect Oriented?)

§ Timesharing compute (mainframe, now cloud)

§ Buy vs. Build

§ Fat client vs. thin client

Repeating Trends§ Functional programming (1960’s)

§ Native code (desktop now mobile)

§ Fad programming (is Reactive the new Aspect Oriented?)

§ Timesharing compute (mainframe, now cloud)

§ Buy vs. Build

§ Fat client vs. thin client

§ Write once, run everywhere (Java, now Javascript)

Commitment to lifelong learning

Moves fast

More thoughts

Stay open to new ideas

Imposter Syndrome is real

Push yourself

Find your own joy§ Manager

§ Engineer

§ Owner

§ Other?

What will your path look like?

Thank you

Dianne MarshDirector of Engineering, Netflix@dmarsh