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Episode 039: The B-Side of Software Development with Scott Hanselman
00:16 – Welcome to “Hanselminutes!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
00:57 – Origin Story and Superpowers; Struggling and Prevailing
“The struggle is part of the journey.” – Scott Hanselman
13:51 – Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, and Instilling Those Values on Kids
19:11 – There is Value in Suffering
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
21:39 – Being a Teacher Over a Programmer; Ideas of Mediocrity, 10x Engineering, and Comparison to Others
We RISE Women in Tech Conference
Jessica Kerr: Hyperproductive development
Amanda Palmer: oh Lorde, deliver me from Fucking Joan.
36:28 – Being Nice Online
Scott’s “Nice” Twitter Exchange (1)
Scott’s “Nice” Twitter Exchange (2)
Scott’s “Nice” Twitter Exchange (3)
Scott’s “Nice” Twitter Exchange (4)
42:29 – Teaching (Cont’d)
Scott Hanselman: The Social Developer @ NexTech Africa 2017
Reflections:
Scott: Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Jessica: This show’s Slack community!
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Special Guest: Scott Hanselman.