Why smart engineers write bad code (Interview)

We’re talking with Adam Barr, a 23 year Microsoft veteran, about his book “The problem with software,” sub-titled “Why smart engineers write bad code.” We examine that very idea, the gap between industry and academia, and more importantly what we can do to get a better feedback loop going between them.

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Featuring:

• Adam Barr – X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• The Problem with Software on The MIT Press
• Lambda School
• Bradfield School of Computer Science
• Law of Demeter
• Strange Loop
• Association for Computing Machinery

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