Would you delete your unfinished work to ensure a fresh start? On this week’s episode, Jeffrey and Squirrel discuss whether using deletion as a tool can provide focus and improvement, with help from Grant Slatton's provocative article 'Algorithms We Develop Software By’

Links:
- Grant's article: https://grantslatton.com/software-pathfinding#algorithms-we-develop-software-by
- Code as liability: https://wiki.c2.com/?SoftwareAsLiability
- Bird by Bird by Ann Lamott: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48578933-bird-by-bird
- Spike: https://agiledictionary.com/209/spike/#comment-57
- Code deletion at Apple: https://folklore.org/Negative_2000_Lines_Of_Code.html

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Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication.

Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html

Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

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