My podcast episode with is live!
We talk about ways programmers harm themselves in their careers, mistakes non-technical people make when dealing with programmers, and what it was like pushing the boundaries of property testing.
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Also, possibly the best piece of fiction you'll ever read about software testing (I know, I know, but truly, it's great): archiveofourown.org/works/3673335
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This episode's a little strange because I get to talk about software programming (and also culture things about software programming!) — which I don't get to do very often.
I think the bit I loved the most is what has to say about dealing with programmers (~52:04).
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"I think the first thing that a novice would get wrong when talking to programmers is assume they're a lot angrier at them than they actually are. Because there's a strong argument culture in programming."
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This was phenomenal! Will you consider creating an annotated transcript/shownotes for subscribers?
This was so dense and full of interesting ideas – would've loved to have a transcript to properly digest it!
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Side note: I wonder if GPT-3 and other language models will be effective at automatically creating a summary from chapter transcripts. Will give it a try!