Here is the link to Michael Feathers' 10 Papers Every Programmer Should Read (At Least Twice).
I'll also be collecting links to people to read about, as well as important topics after the embedded video. If you have other people that are worth reading about, please leave links in the comments, and I'll promote them up to this post.
At the end of the 4th week of this tour, and with this week marking the 6 month mark since I first got on the road, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has supported me through it, both hosting me and sponsoring me financially. Also, to all of you who have been following my videos, commenting, blogging about my tour, coming up and talking to me when I am out, I want to thank you, too. It has been a sincerely amazing time for me, and I look forward to what the future holds. My current plans have me returning to Cleveland around the 3rd of August; it is still a long ways to go.
Enjoy the road thoughts! As usual, I love to read comments, emails, read blog post with responses to some of what I talk about.
Road Thoughts - History from Corey Haines on Vimeo.
Here's some links to people to read about:
In the comments, Bil Kleb mentioned my plug for the Thomas Jefferson Hour podcast. I'm a big fan of Jefferson, and I love this podcast. You really should start listening to it. Unless you hate America, of course.
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Is that an "Uncle Bob" green wrist band you're wearing?
ReplyDeleteYup, Morgan, it is. I got it from him the last time I was back there. I wear it all the time; it keeps me reminded to take the time to clean up after myself.
ReplyDeleteGood eye for noticing.
Liked the http://jeffersonhour.org plug. Couldn't read the sign. Nice, reflective message.
ReplyDeleteWhen do I plan for your arrival in Hampton, VA?
Bil,
ReplyDeleteI didn't even think about it, but it did sneak in the plug. Man, I've been listening to them a lot on this trip, especially since I can't seem to sync my zune with new stuff. re-listening is always good.
Plan on sometime towards the end of July? I'll contact you about coming down.
We spoke at the Refresh Miami meetup last week. I had mentioned something about how so many of the principles in agile development are rooted in management science from the past and it looks like it resonated with something you were already thinking about.
ReplyDeleteI think part of the problem is that the brilliant people who innovate aren't always very good writers, so it takes a few iterations of reinvention before something really sticks. Unfortunately that also means smart people with bad presentation skills don't always get credit for their ideas (and vice versa), but that's something from the historians to sort out.
I do agree that computer science (and general science) education should always come with a good historical context. It's inspiring to realize we're standing on the shoulders of giants and moving humanity forward in our own little ways. It introduces some much-needed humility into this industry.