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#FAIL • Kevlin Henney • GOTO 2021

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Explore a thought-provoking conference talk that delves into the world of programming failures, bugs, and lessons learned over a decade. Discover insights on time functions, NaN (Not a Number), critical failure prevention through simple testing, data validation, and programming pearls. Examine the impact of Murphy's Law (and its humorous counterpart, Muphry's Law) on software development. Learn valuable lessons from architecture that apply to programming, and understand the concept of GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out). Gain a fresh perspective on embracing failure as a learning opportunity and improving your coding practices through real-world examples and anecdotes shared by an experienced technologist.

Syllabus

Intro
KevlinHenney Screens
Time traveling
Time function
NaN
Simple testing can prevent most critical failures
Validate your data
Programming pearls
Muphry's law
More programming pearls
101 things I learned in architecture school
GIGO: Garbage in, garbage out
Conclusion
Outro

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