The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

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Why smart engineers write bad code (Interview)

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Published March 29, 2019 6:00am

We’re talking with Adam Barr, a 23 year Microsoft veteran, about his book “The problem with software,” sub-titled “Why smart engineers write bad code.” We examine that very idea, the gap between industry and academia, and more importantly what we can do to get a better feedback loop going between them.

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