For years we've been told that everyone needs to learn to code. As career software people, what are our thoughts on this? Should you learn to code? Is coding the right career for you? In this first episode of a two part series, the panel discusses how they learned to code, whether they think everyone should learn to code, and of course they offer up some unpopular opinions.

And if you're thinking, "I already know how to code", don't worry, this episode contains valuable advice for you as well.

As always thanks for tuning in and happy listening!

Notes & Links:

• Ben Eater's YouTube Channel (from 53:00)
• John Carmack's Fast Inverse Square Root (from 1:01:47)
  • This is actually from Quake, not Doom.
• Change Interviews #581 It's Not Always DNS (from 1:04:15)

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• (00:00) - Intro

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