I was listening to TED Radio Hour’s “Nudge” episode today. The second segment features Carol Dweck, Professor of Psychology at Stanford and author of Mindset (2006). One exchange jumped out at me. Carol: We condition [kids] to show that they have talents and abilities all the time, and we think this is the road to…
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Good Enough Golfers
Twenty golfers wish to play in foursomes for 5 days. Is it possible for each golfer to play no more than once with any other golfer? Find out for yourself. This is known in mathematics as the Social Golfer Problem. Over Thanksgiving 2017, my dad posed a very similar problem: 28 students in discussion groups…
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My work in 2017
I just concluded another full year with all of my work public on GitHub. 2017 was my eleventh full year as a software professional, and my third year at Code.org.
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My work in 2016
I just finished my tenth full year as a software professional, and I’m starting my third year with Code.org. One of the perks of this job is that all of my work is public on GitHub. So let’s put it under a microscope!
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