About this episode
Matt and Ben discuss how experience influences decision-making in software development.
Matt and Ben explore how experience lets you run across water instead of drowning in options. Ben explains why he doesn't need a life preserver when building software. Matt retrofits good practices into Compiler Explorer while lamenting decisions from 10 years ago.
People in this episode
Hosts: Ben Rady, Matt Godbolt
Topics covered
- experience
- software development
- decision making
- best practices
- Compiler Explorer
Keywords
- experience
- software
- Compiler Explorer
- best practices
- decision making
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