200: "Bad Code" with Damien Burke

02:58 - Damien’s Superpower: Being able to hold contradictory beliefs at the same time.
* Working in VERY Local Government (for the City of Los Angeles)
07:05 - What is “Bad Code”?
* Episode 188: Going Off the Rails with Damien Burke (https://www.greaterthancode.com/going-off-the-rails) (Damien’s Previous GTC Episode)
* Objectivity vs Subjectivity: Why does code lie on that spectrum?
* Metrics to Measure Beautiful Code:
* Does it make the world a better place?
* Is it clear?
16:38 - What should you do with “Bad Code”?
* Nothing? (I know it’s bad but it’s okay!)
* Do it later? (If you can put it off and make it better later, put it off!)
19:12 - Working With Others: Agreeing on “Good Code”
* Go-to Values
* Can we understand this? Does it convey the meaning we want it to convey?
* What is most communicative?
24:34 - Damien’s Background in Hypnosis
* Speaking to the Subconscious
* Prescriptivity: Judgement & Punishment
34:14 - Doing Things The Easy Way
* Easy Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Fast
41:07 - Distinctions Between Teaching and Learning
* Learning is Goal-Driven
* Perfection
* Numbers tell a story. Numbers can’t give you wisdom.
54:02 - Creating Shared Understanding (in code)
Reflections:
Jamey: 1) Doing things yourself. 2) I want code to be beautiful because I like things that are beautiful.
Rein: The importance of small changes.
Damien: The power of language and story and its’ application in the engineering world in a team and in the code you write.
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Special Guest: Damien Burke.

02:58 - Damien’s Superpower: Being able to hold contradictory beliefs at the same time.

Working in VERY Local Government (for the City of Los Angeles)

07:05 - What is “Bad Code”?

Episode 188: Going Off the Rails with Damien Burke (Damien’s Previous GTC Episode)
Objectivity vs Subjectivity: Why does code lie on that spectrum?
Metrics to Measure Beautiful Code:
Does it make the world a better place?
Is it clear?

16:38 - What should you do with “Bad Code”?

Nothing? (I know it’s bad but it’s okay!)
Do it later? (If you can put it off and make it better later, put it off!)

19:12 - Working With Others: Agreeing on “Good Code”

Go-to Values

Can we understand this? Does it convey the meaning we want it to convey?
What is most communicative?

24:34 - Damien’s Background in Hypnosis

Speaking to the Subconscious
Prescriptivity: Judgement & Punishment

34:14 - Doing Things The Easy Way

Easy Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Fast

41:07 - Distinctions Between Teaching and Learning

Learning is Goal-Driven
Perfection
Numbers tell a story. Numbers can’t give you wisdom.

54:02 - Creating Shared Understanding (in code)

Reflections:

Jamey: 1) Doing things yourself. 2) I want code to be beautiful because I like things that are beautiful.

Rein: The importance of small changes.

Damien: The power of language and story and its’ application in the engineering world in a team and in the code you write.

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.

Special Guest: Damien Burke.

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