Elegant Code and How Things Work | Andrew Snare | Beyond Coding #126

Connect with Andrew Snare: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/asnare⁠ ⁠⁠https://toot.community/@ajs⁠⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/asnare⁠ OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:25 - Disagreeing how things work 00:03:18 - Understanding 99% 00:05:44 - Comfortably being the expert 00:06:47 - Getting used to making mistakes 00:08:26 - The ingredients to an awesome work environment 00:10:00 - Delivering high quality software 00:12:12 - Building for scale 00:13:25 - Removing components 00:15:55 - The biggest problems in modern engineering 00:18:15 - In tech, not all opinions are equal 00:20:44 - The Mythical Man-Month 00:21:52 - Understanding why 00:23:10 - Losing trust and respect 00:24:20 - Being at fault for incorrect decisions 00:26:38 - Compounding knowledge 00:28:52 - Learning different programming languages 00:29:59 - Patrick's struggle with foundational knowledge 00:32:18 - Top down vs bottom up knowledge 00:34:40 - Going a layer deeper 00:36:38 - Understanding new concepts 00:39:07 - Comparing engineering disciplines 00:41:03 - Uncharted territory 00:42:24 - Integration complexities 00:45:14 - The properties of elegance 00:48:22 - Are smart solutions elegant? 00:49:28 - Messy problems and messy solutions 00:50:58 - Making solutions too simple 00:53:50 - 3 audiences when writing code 00:56:11 - Last thoughts #Software #Technology #Podcast - Connect with Patrick Akil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil https://twitter.com/PatrickAkil_ Feedback is always welcome :) Beyond Coding is a weekly podcast with fireside chats on tech, entrepreneurship and career journeys. Common topics are: software engineering, leadership, self-improvement and entrepreneurship. Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's the aim for each episode. Shoutout to Xebia for making these episodes possible 💜: https://www.xebia.com Beyond Coding on your favourite podcast platforms 🎙: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7asIKIPU3N6n0SNWHxwMnQ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-coding/id1572440477 Google Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81YmI1N2VhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Audible - https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K56MZBQ Anchor- https://anchor.fm/beyond-coding Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id4169675 Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/beyond-coding Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/gljc9jhh Radio Public - https://radiopublic.com/beyond-coding-G3YVLg Equipment we use 💕 Rodecaster Pro - https://www.amazon.com/-/en/dp/B07M5LQ1YZ/ref=sr_1_1 Rode Procaster - https://www.amazon.com/Rode-Procaster-Broadcast-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B001IPUJJI/ Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro - https://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Professional-Headphones-Limited-Renewed/dp/B07KWY57MR/