Hardware based bias?
Does the ageing hardware of our brain cause us to think in unproductive ways? (yes, it does).
It's always about communication
Conway's law keeps on giving.
Would you hire GPT-3 instead of a developer?
OpenAI's ability to generate code can probably pass your early developer screening questions - should you hire it?
Feels good to be back
It wasn't my first conference and presentation since the start of the pandemic, but this was the first that felt like they used to. A buzz, people, ideas, technology - it just felt right.
Dog food tastes great!
Eating your vegetables is good, dog food is even better!
Building trust
Team/trust building exercises seem to be the butt of jokes, but when done right, it's some of the best and highest leveraged time you can spend.
Are you a solver or a builder?
“Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones.
Live Share could be a game changer
VSCode have really upped the game when it comes to pair programming over the internet.
Thinking about thinking (again)
What are your goto mental models about mental models?
A Pratchett Gateway Book
I think this book will hook you into an amazing fantasy world. I'm excited (and deeply envious) of the journey you are about to go on.