#1 - Learning

Magnus Lindhult is a friend and a former colleague of mine. He works as a freelance software engineer for his own company HeadCraft AB. He’s also been competing in gymnastics and has won a silver medal in a team discipline on European level. In this episode Magnus joins me to discuss the role of communication when working with software engineering.

• 00:00 - Introduction
• 02:40 - Different Backgrounds in Tech
• 04:13 - Why the Podcast?
• 05:17 - The One Correct Answer
• 07:10 - Communication
• 11:50 - The Imposter Syndrome
• 16:30 - Confirmation Bias
• 21:36 - Communicating with Code
• 23:15 - Pair Programming
• 24:30 - Abstract Code
• 29:00 - Principle of Least Surprise
• 39:30 - How to Value Different Opinions
• 43:47 - What We do at Work
• 48:00 - Isolation as Torture
• 51:40 - Role of the Consultant
• 54:40 - Fear of Code Review
• 1:04:00 - What’s Enjoyable with Programming?
• 1:09:30 - Hackerrank and Leetcode
• 1:13:00 - Finding Time
• 1:24:30 - Tech Choices
• 1:27:00 - Deal with Failure
• 1:28:00 - Practice to Learn
• 1:32:30 - Scientific Approach
• 1:38:30 - Knowledge vs Understanding

Books Mentioned

• Mortimer J.Adler, Charles van Doren - How to Read a Book
• John Austerhout - A Philosophy of Software Design
• Ray Dalio - Principles: Life and Work

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