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QCon San Francisco 2007 Speakers Schedule Tutorials Tracks Keynotes Social Events Exhibition Sponsors Registration Volunteers Venue Travel Hotels About QCon All QCon events Contact qcon@infoq.com or +45 87 32 87 87 (650)543-8177	Keynotes at QCon San Francisco 2007 Keynote and Opening: Trends in Agile Development Speaker: Kent Beck, Father of eXtreme Programming & JUnit. Time: Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00 Location: Metropolitan Ballroom Abstract: Agile development has become popular because it reinforces and takes advantages of trends in the larger world of business. I will describe how software development can become more effective and relevant through accountablity, transparency, and responsibility and how software developers can prepare for their role in such development. Keynote: 50 in 50 (abridged) Speaker: Richard Gabriel, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Research Time: Wednesday 18:30 - 19:30 Location: Metropolitan Ballroom Abstract: What is programming, and what role do programming languages play in that process? In this talk we survey what we think are the most important lessons of the past that future programmers-and future programming language designers-ought not forget. We illustrate each lesson by discussing specific programming languages of the past, and endeavor to shine what light we can on the future. Keynote: The Lego Hypothesis Speaker: James Noble, Professor at Victoria University of Wellington, NZ Time: Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 Location: Metropolitan Ballroom Abstract: For decades, software engineering has "dreamed an impossible dream": to build software from components as easily as children can build houses out of Lego bricks. In this talk, we will imagine a world where that dream has been realised --- where software parts can be found in worldwide repositories, where most software is built by reusing existing software, and where software engineering has finally been freed from the mundane necessity of programming. We will explore the philosophical and empirical underpinnings of this dream, and consider how software engineers and computer sciences could reposition themselves to respond to this imaginary world --- should it ever come to pass. Closing Keynote Panel Speaker: Martin Fowler, ThoughtWorks Time: Friday 17:30 - 18:15 Location: Metropolitan Ballroom Abstract: A panel designed by Martin Fowler at the conference, based on the presentations from the conference, finalizing the conference.