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This week Carter and Nathan take a break from books and discuss the the seminal Worse is Better essays by Richard P. Gabriel. Join them as they how Unix and C were once perceived, tradeoffs in software design, and whether or not worse is truly better!

-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --

Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

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Worse is Better

https://www.dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html

Rise of Worse is Better

https://www.dreamsongs.com/RiseOfWorseIsBetter.html

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00:00 Intro

01:37 About the Essays

06:18 Thoughts on the Essays

15:48 "the right thing" vs "worse is better" or MIT vs New Jersey

39:59 Usefulness: Why worse beats better

49:41 when worse is worse

57:31 Final Thoughts

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!

The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

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This week Carter and Nathan take a break from books and discuss the the seminal Worse is Better essays by Richard P. Gabriel. Join them as they how Unix and C were once perceived, tradeoffs in software design, and whether or not worse is truly better!

-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --

Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

----------------------------------------------------------

Worse is Better

https://www.dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html

Rise of Worse is Better

https://www.dreamsongs.com/RiseOfWorseIsBetter.html

----------------

00:00 Intro

01:37 About the Essays

06:18 Thoughts on the Essays

15:48 "the right thing" vs "worse is better" or MIT vs New Jersey

39:59 Usefulness: Why worse beats better

49:41 when worse is worse

57:31 Final Thoughts

----------------

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

----------------

Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!

The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

  continue reading

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