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Tractors and Computers
Despite graduating with a degree in computer science, I was sorely lacking in the wisdom that I would eventually acquire, through experience, during my career as a programmer. And it’s not just me: essentially all programmers working today were self-taught. The people who designed the Internet were self-taught, those who architected Windows were se
... See moreAdam Barr • The Problem With Software: Why Smart Engineers Write Bad Code (The MIT Press)
Digital tools had been turning agriculture into a data-intensive operation, but she was one of the few people outside the industry who knew it. How? By having the courage to ask questions about what she didn’t know.
Paul Leonardi • The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI
The alternative is to find and focus on the projects that take insight, guts and a tolerance for risk. The projects that involve significant human connection and effort.
When new technology shows up, some people ask, “how can this make my job easier?”
But what happens if we ask, “how can I use this to do something really hard?”