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I really liked this talk about the history of programming and how so many ideas we consider recent or modern are in fact much older than many of us realise. Wat

I really liked this talk about the history of programming and how so many ideas we consider recent or modern are in fact much older than many of us realise. Watching this talk merely amplifies the feeling that the programming profession is in a perpetual loop - discarding or forgetting ideas or concepts, then re-discovering them anew. What's also striking is how rich and varied were the programming ideas that emerged from the 60s and 70s. Kevlin Henney - Procedural Programming: It's Back? It Never Went Away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otAcmD6XEEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otAcmD6XEEE

franky47 8y ago
Although a bit repetitive from one talk to the next, Kevlin Henney's talks are of great quality, both in content and form. If you're interested in a deep analysis on software development behaviours, through patterns either at the code or organisational level, his talks are gold. I particularly enjoyed his take on management analysis, it resonates with a lot of "failure" situations that I had experienced in my previous job: Kevlin Henney - Agility != Speed https://youtu.be/kmFcNyZrUNM https://youtu.be/kmFcNyZrUNM