1.0.6 Abstraction

20/10/2010 50 min
1.0.6 Abstraction

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode Scott and I discuss "what you need to know as a software developer". How many layers of abstraction do you need to understand? How many geek trading cards should you have in your collection? To find out more, we talked to 3 prominent, living-history developers.Ward Cunningham - creator of the Wiki and major figure in Agile/XP programmingCharles Petzold - author of many books about Windows and prominent speakerDan Bricklin - 'Superman' according to Scott. Creator of the spreadsheet and all around amazing guy.Most of the music in this podcast is released under Creative Commons, including:DJ Cary - Sonic ChiilNine Inch Nails - GhostsJohn Williams - Dusty PorchIn addition - super short clips of the following songs were used under Fair Use:Kraftwerk - Pocket CalculatorLaurie Anderson - O Superman

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