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What good programmers worry about (News)

Aug 26, 2024

09:26

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In this discussion, Leonardo Creed draws wisdom from Linus Torvalds to dissect the common worries of good programmers. Max Schmitt passionately critiques how toast notifications can detract from user experience, proposing a better approach. Meanwhile, Simon Tatham provides valuable insights into code review anti-patterns, helping developers improve their practices. The episode also touches on the fascinating 'flow state' in programming, revealing its significance for happiness and productivity.

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Waymo's driverless cars highlight the social challenges of autonomous technology deployment, creating disturbances in urban neighborhoods that lead to public unrest.

Emphasizing data structures over complex code, good programmers enhance efficiency and simplify their work, drawing on insights from Linus Torvalds about focusing on data relationships.

Deep dives

Waymo's Challenges in San Francisco

Waymo's driverless cars are facing growing frustration among residents in San Francisco's South of Market area due to their noisy behavior late at night. The vehicles have been observed congregating in a parking lot, causing disturbances by honking at each other, which has prompted public complaints and negative media coverage. In response to these issues, Waymo has acknowledged the concerns and is reportedly working on a solution. This situation highlights the complexities and societal impacts of deploying autonomous vehicles in urban environments.

Intro

2min

Critique of Toast Notifications and Exciting Superbase Launches

5min

Exploring the Psychology of Flow State in Programming

2min

Waymo cars make bad neighbors, Leonardo Creed pulls together wisdom from Linus Torvalds & the Art of Unix Programming to conclude what good programmers worry about, Max Schmitt makes the argument that toast notifications create a bad user experience, ChartDB is a web-based database diagramming editor, Simon Tatham makes a list of code review anti-patterns & scientists confirm that ‘flow state’ is very much a thing.

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