"Can you perform under pressure?" the interviewer asked. I had to resist the urge to sing "PRESSURE! PUSHING DOWN ON ME!" at the top of my lungs. Instead I absent-mindedly said "Sure" and provided a few dull examples to back the claim up.


Still, when you love doing what you do, you'll be happier and your performance will benefit. Being both a developer and a musician, I am happiest when I see music and software come together. When I do a 'git push', I hum "push it to the limit". And when I hear a pop song, I believe the lyrics are actually about software development.


This talk takes you on a journey throughout a typical software development process, showing you where music and software cross paths. And because I'll perform the songs myself, the talk doubles as a mini-concert - featuring songs by Coldplay, Oasis, Imagine Dragons and many more.