167: Clarity of Thought with Ted M. Young

01:20 - Ted’s Superpower: Translating things for people to understand better.
02:49 - Coding on a Live Stream
* Curiosity is Useful and Dangerous
* Comparing Coding to Puzzles
07:13 - Research is a Drug
* Finding Answers is Gratifying
* Current Reading Infects Daily Thought
* Anders Ericsson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Anders_Ericsson)
10:45 - Connecting the Academic Idea of Expertise to Everyday Context
* Worked Examples (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worked-example_effect)
* Memory Limits
* Gaining a Solid Foundation for Training Purposes
* The Path of Decision-making
16:50 - Code Reviews
* Learning About Decisions Made Along the Way
* Pair Programming and Mob Programming
* Externalizing Your Thinking
* Curse of Knowledge
19:41 - Recording Yourself Coding/Learning Something New
* Gaining Empathy
* Improving Documentation and Communication
21:56 - Live Streaming as an Introvert
* What Other People Get Out of It
* Seeing People Struggle and Being Able to Help
* We All Get Lost
* Building Community
* Being Comfortable Showing Frustration
29:41 - The Difference Between Training and Live Coding
* Suz Hinton (https://medium.com/@suzhinton)
* Accountability in Live Coding
* Privilege
35:35 - Applying Research to TDD Teaching Technique
* James Shore (https://twitter.com/jamesshore?lang=en)
* The Thinking Part and the Predictive Aspect
* It’s Not About the Test Failing, It’s About Validating Your Mental Model
* Retrieval Practice
* Formative and Summative Assessments (https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/basics/formative-summative.html)
* Spaced Repetition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition)
* AnkiApp (https://www.ankiapp.com)
* The Purpose of Patterns
48:27 - Human Learning
* Stop Teaching People What They Know and Find Out What They Don’t Know
Reflections:
Jamey: ‘Predictions’ in TDD - Having more succinct language for things in your head strengthens understanding.
Artemis: The concept of strengthening and muscle. If we can work deliberately on strengthening these muscles then in the moments of our everyday work we can improve the quality of our day to day decisions.
Ted: An aspect of expertise is you start connecting more things. We have to find a place for the ‘why.’
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Special Guest: Ted M. Young.

01:20 - Ted’s Superpower: Translating things for people to understand better.

02:49 - Coding on a Live Stream

Curiosity is Useful and Dangerous
Comparing Coding to Puzzles

07:13 - Research is a Drug

Finding Answers is Gratifying
Current Reading Infects Daily Thought
Anders Ericsson

10:45 - Connecting the Academic Idea of Expertise to Everyday Context

Worked Examples
Memory Limits
Gaining a Solid Foundation for Training Purposes
The Path of Decision-making

16:50 - Code Reviews

Learning About Decisions Made Along the Way
Pair Programming and Mob Programming
Externalizing Your Thinking
Curse of Knowledge

19:41 - Recording Yourself Coding/Learning Something New

Gaining Empathy
Improving Documentation and Communication

21:56 - Live Streaming as an Introvert

What Other People Get Out of It
Seeing People Struggle and Being Able to Help
We All Get Lost
Building Community
Being Comfortable Showing Frustration

29:41 - The Difference Between Training and Live Coding

Suz Hinton
Accountability in Live Coding
Privilege

35:35 - Applying Research to TDD Teaching Technique

James Shore
The Thinking Part and the Predictive Aspect
It’s Not About the Test Failing, It’s About Validating Your Mental Model
Retrieval Practice
Formative and Summative Assessments
Spaced Repetition
AnkiApp
The Purpose of Patterns

48:27 - Human Learning

Stop Teaching People What They Know and Find Out What They Don’t Know

Reflections:

Jamey: ‘Predictions’ in TDD - Having more succinct language for things in your head strengthens understanding.

Artemis: The concept of strengthening and muscle. If we can work deliberately on strengthening these muscles then in the moments of our everyday work we can improve the quality of our day to day decisions.

Ted: An aspect of expertise is you start connecting more things. We have to find a place for the ‘why.’

This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode

To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well.

Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks!

Special Guest: Ted M. Young.

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