Saturday, August 9, 2014

Quest 29: What is some advice for aspiring programmers?

Special Guest: Sans Dan!

Quest 29 gets personal with programmer talk; advice, tips, origin stories, and mantras included! Batteries, however, are still not included.


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Minutes

  • 00:00 - Guardians of the Galaxy QQ Reviews and Introductions
  • 05:00 - What is Jordan up to, or how awesome is Bioshock Infinite?
  • 10:50 - What is Tom up to, or is who did he kill in Walking Dead Season 2?
  • 14:10 - When did Tom first start programming?
  • 18:45 - How did Jordan first start programming?
  • 23:40 - Is learning to program an iteration of hitting brick walls?
  • 30:50 - How can people start learning to program?
  • 36:40 - Do we have any advice for parents who want their kids to code?
  • 40:55 - Why are personal projects important?
  • 48:00 - Are there any programming mantras that we like?
  • 57:45 - What is the 80/20 rule?
  • 65:20 - Can you work with software and not be a programmer?
  • 72:50 - What is one piece of advice to give new developers?
  • 74:00 - Wrap up!

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