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Explore a fascinating journey through cinema history with Simon Painter's conference talk from NDC Porto 2024, examining how software developers have been portrayed in films throughout the decades. Discover surprising insights including the first-ever film depicting a developer, the evolution of developer portrayals (especially regarding women in tech), early virtual reality concepts predating The Matrix by nearly 30 years, questionable technical accuracy in 90s cyber-thrillers, Hollywood's persistent warnings about killer AI, and even a 1960s Doctor Who episode that predicted the internet. While this entertaining hour-long presentation won't directly improve your coding skills, it offers a valuable and often amusing perspective on how the film industry has represented the software development profession to mainstream audiences over time, revealing both the misconceptions and occasional accuracies in these cinematic portrayals.
