Discovering Your Software Umwelt

Rebecca Wirfs-Brock

Allen Wirfs-Brock

Jordan Wirfs-Brock

As software developers, we each hold unique views of what creating software entails and how to best approach software design and programming. This talk explores the concept of a software umwelt—and how it is formed, shaped and tuned over time—as a way for software developers to understand themselves and to navigate the complex and ever-changing environments in which they work.