48: Is Everyone Trying Their Best?

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Software is broken. In this episode, Derek and Sean discuss why exactly it's broken, and what we can do to make it better.

The origin of "software engineering"
The Coq Proof Assistant
NASA's 10 rules for developing safety critical code
The differences between strong and static typing
"If it compiles it works"
Derek adds IS NULL to Diesel
"Quickcheck in Ruby"
Note: Shopify is fewer than 700 developers

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48: Is Everyone Trying Their Best?

The Bike Shed

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published 8y ago

MP3•Episode home

Software is broken. In this episode, Derek and Sean discuss why exactly it's broken, and what we can do to make it better.

The origin of "software engineering"
The Coq Proof Assistant
NASA's 10 rules for developing safety critical code
The differences between strong and static typing
"If it compiles it works"
Derek adds IS NULL to Diesel
"Quickcheck in Ruby"
Note: Shopify is fewer than 700 developers

Support The Bike Shed

425 episodes

#Web Development #Software Development #Ruby #Rails #App Development #Tech #News #Tech News #Thoughtbot #JavaScript #End #GraphQL #Development

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