Continuous learning with the sandwich of happiness and result planning

Abstract

With an increase in fast time-to-market and keeping up with fast mandatory legal changes, we observe a demand for continuous software development which is reflected by the emergence of Lean, Agile, and DevOps approaches. At the same time, we observe the phenomenon of lifelong learning that is both manifest and propagated by government, industry, and education. We introduce two patterns that match these two phenomena: the Sandwich of Happiness and Result Planning. Together, these patterns support learning for students in an educational setting and continuous learning for professionals in industry, especially in the context of Continuous Software Development.