Let's talk about expertise in academic philosophy! We kick off this season with Mary Kate McGowan, professor of philosophy at Wellesley College. We talk about how what counts as good philosophy has changed over the years, philosophy as a team sport, and whether there's a notion of practice in the field, among other topics.

References:

- Mary Kate McGowan's faculty page

- Mary Kate McGowan's profile at the APA

- Just Words: On Speech and Hidden Harm

- Speech and Harm: Controversies Over Free Speech

- ⁠⁠Athena in Action⁠⁠, a mentoring workshop for women in philosophy

Credits:

- Theme music: “Puzzle Pieces” by Lee Rosevere. Available for use under the ⁠⁠⁠CC BY 4.0 license⁠⁠⁠, at ⁠⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠⁠⁠

It's taken longer than expected, but season 2 of Ten Thousand is just around the corner! This short episode reflects on the software season and includes a bit of the behind-the-scenes for the upcoming episodes.

Credits:

- Theme music: “Puzzle Pieces” by Lee Rosevere. Available for use under the ⁠⁠⁠CC BY 4.0 license⁠⁠⁠, at ⁠⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, I talk to Dave Thomas -- co-founder of the Pragmatic Bookshelf, signer of the Agile Manifesto, promoter of Ruby and Elixir, and more! Dave has thought a lot about expertise in software development, and I really enjoyed our conversation -- ranging from his history to our feelings about some of the core concepts in expertise research.

Note: Dave's audio picked up some environmental noise that I was unable to reduce. My apologies!

References:

- Dave's site

- The Pragmatic Bookshelf

- The Pragmatic Programmer

- Programming Ruby (the pickaxe book)

- the Dreyfus model

Credits:

- Theme music: “Puzzle Pieces” by Lee Rosevere. Available for use under the ⁠⁠CC BY 4.0 license⁠⁠, at ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, I chat with Nadia Odunayo, the founder of The StoryGraph. We discuss how her mindset changed from a coding bootcamp, to working at Pivotal Labs, to being the sole developer of a fast-growing, beloved site. Along the way, we talk a bit about the difference between practice and performance (and music and dance), and more.

References:

- The StoryGraph - on Instagram - on Twitter

- Nadia's site - personal Instagram

- Book a consulting call with Nadia

Credits:

- Theme music: “Puzzle Pieces” by Lee Rosevere. Available for use under the ⁠⁠CC BY 4.0 license⁠⁠, at ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠⁠

Aaron Patterson (sometimes better known as @tenderlove) has been a fixture of the Ruby and Rails communities for years. We discuss his path in software, the importance of solving problems delightfully, and more.

References:

- Pairin' with Aaron

- the Gang of Four book

Credits:

- Theme music: “Puzzle Pieces” by Lee Rosevere. Available for use under the ⁠CC BY 4.0 license⁠, at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠

Welcome to Ten Thousand!

This is a podcast about expertise, but it's not a podcast about experts. Interested? This short intro episode gives you a better idea of what's to come.

Credits:

- Theme music: “Puzzle Pieces” by Lee Rosevere. Available for use under the ⁠CC BY 4.0 license⁠, at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠

Zach Rottman is a recent career switcher, only a few months into the world of professional software development. We dive into his journey, and especially how his attitudes about expertise have changed as he's moved from academia into software.

References:

- ⁠Zach's website⁠

- Recurse Center

Credits:

- Theme music: “Puzzle Pieces” by Lee Rosevere. Available for use under the CC BY 4.0 license, at Free Music Archive⁠