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Dave Farley discusses the Army Software Factory's approach to training soldiers in software development with guests Matthew Flautt and Jeff Day.

In this conversation, Dave Farley explores the innovative Army Software Factory with Matt Flautt (CTO) and Jeff Day (Chief of Platform). They reveal how the U.S. Army is building an internal software development capability by training soldiers—many without prior coding experience—to become proficient developers through rigorous training and pair programming practices. This episode will be of interest to anyone with knowledge in building technical capability within large organisations, transforming non-technical talent into developers, or implementing DevOps practices in regulated environments. Their pragmatic approach to continuous improvement shows how even organisations with strict governance can adopt modern software practices. -------------------- Army Software Factory Website: https://soldiersolutions.swf.army.mil/ Matt Flautt (CTO) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattflautt Jeff Day (Chief of Platform) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-robert-day Only Patreon Supporters get to see the FULL VIDEO Episodes of The Engineering Room, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/c/continuousdelivery Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/continuousdelivery 📖 Dave’s NEW BOOK…

People in this episode

Host: Dave Farley

Guests: Matthew Flautt, Jeff Day

Topics covered

• software development
• military training
• DevOps practices
• technical capability
• pair programming
• continuous improvement

Keywords

• Army Software Factory
• coding training
• non-technical talent
• software practices
• governance
• technical capability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Army, Army Software Factory, Patreon

Products: Modern Software Engineering, Continuous Delivery

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