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So do we like Generics or not?
Go Time: Golang, Software Engineering
What Kinds of Jokes Work at Conferences?
I'm interested giving a talk at some point in Italy. One of the big things I noticed is you have to let people know that it's a joke. You can't just say something that's hilarious that we might think is hilarious. Like standard office humor works at conferences, but things like, oh, forgive this code. That will get a laugh. Or if you say, oh, I probably did this before, I'd had any coffee. These sort of things work because they're safe. They're a bit like we have these Christmas crackers in the UK and they always come with a little joke that is just terrible. And it's almost like you're united in the eye
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