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Is Worse Better? - Worse is Better by Richard P. Gabriel
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 --
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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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