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Why Quality Code is Overrated with Sara Vieira, Founding Engineer at axo
Why Quality Code is Overrated with Sara Vieira, Founding Engineer at axo
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Oct 12, 2022
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Podcast episode
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This episode features an interview with Sara Vieira, Founding Engineer at axo. At the time of this recording, Sara was working at Remote as a Senior Frontend Developer. As a developer with nearly a decade of experience, Sara has formed a few controversial opinions over the years.In this episode, Cassidy, Zach, and Sara discuss QueerJS (a meetup series for queer folks), why good code is overrated, and if TypeScript is really necessary.-------------------Episode Timestamps:(02:26): Sara’s inspiration for founding QueerJS(05:51): What Sara’s day-to-day looks like(13:01): Rapid Fire Questions(22:26): Random Segment Generator(31:14): Cassidy’s Sage Advice-------------------“I think good code is overrated. And this is a very controversial thing to say, but I don't think code is art. I think code has a purpose and the purpose is to build something. And even if your code is not the nicest, as long as it works, it doesn't matter. In the end, your user doesn't care if your code looks nice.” – Sara Vieira-------------------Links:QueerJSTwitter - Follow SaraTwitter - Follow CassidyTwitter - Follow ZachThe Dev Morning Show (At Night) YouTube Page
Released:
Oct 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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