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 ValuesCan 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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