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by henrik_w 9y ago
Thanks! It lasted from end of October till last week. I did three lessons of about one hour each. Olle did one lesson too where I wasn't there. The rest was their regular teacher, Caroline. I answered some mails with questions, and sen
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by henrik_w 9y ago
The class I wrote about also used Lego robots, but I was not involved in that, so I have no first-hand knowledge of it (although I heard many students liked them as well).
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by henrik_w 9y ago
Not blogging professionally, only for "personal use", but recently wrote up my experience of blogging for 6 years: https://henrikwarne.com/2017/11/26/6-years-of-thoughts-on-pr...
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Programming for Grade 8(henrikwarne.com)
26 points by henrik_w 9y ago|11 comments
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by henrik_w 9y ago
Relevant story from The Onion (almost 20 years ago): "Just Six Corporations Remain" https://www.theonion.com/just-six-corporations-remain-181956...
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by henrik_w 9y ago
+1 for goodreads. Started using it a year ago,and I really like it.
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6 Years of Thoughts on Programming(henrikwarne.com)
1 points by henrik_w 9y ago|0 comments
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by henrik_w 9y ago
My take on why bugs are good for us (mostly because we learn from them): https://henrikwarne.com/2012/10/21/4-reasons-why-bugs-are-go...
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6 Years of Thoughts on Programming(henrikwarne.com)
4 points by henrik_w 9y ago|1 comments
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Products Over Projects(martinfowler.com)
1 points by henrik_w 9y ago|0 comments
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Benefits of Continuous Delivery(henrikwarne.com)
82 points by henrik_w 9y ago|30 comments
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Products Over Projects(martinfowler.com)
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by henrik_w 9y ago
I think the "half life of knowledge" misses so many parts of what makes a SW developer good. Sure, there are new languages, libraries and frameworks to learn and keep up with. But the fundamental parts of programming don't ch
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by henrik_w 9y ago
On the subject on distributed systems, I like this quote by Lamport: "A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you didn't even know existed can render your own computer unusable." Leslie Lamport
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by henrik_w 9y ago
The job ads on StackOverflow are quite good. You can search for keywords and location.
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by henrik_w 9y ago
I know LinkedIn isn't particularly popular here at HN, but I think the job adds I get shown there are quite good. Even if I am not looking for work I get a sense of what companies there are, and what kind of positions they are looking
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A Response to “Why Most Unit Testing Is Waste”(henrikwarne.com)
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by henrik_w 9y ago
I disagree: https://henrikwarne.com/2014/09/04/a-response-to-why-most-un...
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by henrik_w 9y ago
I have an M.Sc. in computer science, and worked as a SW developer for 5 years before going back to do a Ph.D. I stayed with it for one year, but decided it wasn't for me. I really liked the idea of learning more, but realized working i
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by henrik_w 9y ago
For me, it's working with really good colleagues. Quite hard to find out before starting if they are, but if they are already there, the company is likely good, and I will probably learn a lot.
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Fighting the ticking clock in your head(m.signalvnoise.com)
1 points by henrik_w 9y ago|0 comments
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Recruiting for privilege(medium.com)
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by henrik_w 9y ago
Uncle Bob and Silver Bullets: https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/uncle-bob/ makes some of the same points. Discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15415278
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by henrik_w 9y ago
Three quotes are from the book "Coders at Work". I can really recommend that one, very interesting read. My review of it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/review/R2OV0TG7MJGXGL
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by henrik_w 9y ago
I think Set is quite an interesting game, playable by adults and kids alike. I've written a blog post about the odds of not finding a set among the cads on the table. I'll link it here in case somebody is interested: https:/
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Uncle Bob and Silver Bullets(hillelwayne.com)
277 points by henrik_w 9y ago|218 comments
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Lessons from Years of Tricky Bugs (2016)(henrikwarne.com)
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Why Does Sweden Have So Many Startups?(theatlantic.com)
178 points by henrik_w 9y ago|192 comments
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by henrik_w 9y ago
This article argues that "every hour you work over 40 hours a week is making you less effective and productive over both the short and the long haul" http://www.salon.com/2012/03/14/bring_back_the_40
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More Good Programming Quotes, Part 2(henrikwarne.com)
3 points by henrik_w 9y ago|1 comments

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