As we passed 140 years of software development, you would think the path to success has been worked out, documented, taught, and largely understood and yet, most software is late, over budget, or full of bugs (sometimes all three). This talk is not about the new Wizz-bang tech that will change your life by solving the issues in software development and only cost you a monthly subscription to your favourite tech company, rather this talk is focused on the only thing that you have control to change, YOURSELF. Join Robert as he will share 14 rules for being successful in software development, a talk he wished he had gotten over 20 years ago.