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Should we be engineering not programming? This is an interesting look at knowing stuff, the Dunning-Kruger effect, how we get to be good at something (and whether or not we can judge ourselves), etc.
From the youtube summary:
"During this talk, I will demonstrate that humans cannot Program. Ther...
I believe a surer route to good programming is focusing on avoiding mistakes rather than focusing on doing things 'right'. In this episode, I give four tips for adding a modicum of rigor to your programming. First, proof-read all changes before committing. Second, execute every line of code. Third, ...
"Running Backwards, Part 1" where we are teased.
Linda Liukas (co-founder of Rails Girls and Codecademy community manager) is holding a Kickstarter for a children's picture book about computer programming.
Despite the title of the book, I don't think it actually has anything to do with the Ruby programming language specifically.