It was my pleasure to speak with Michael Feathers this week on a wide variety of subjects in the domain of systems design and architecture. A big thank you to everyone who joined!
Michael wrote the seminal book (one of my absolute favorites) on wrangling gnarly software, “Working Effectively with Legacy Code”.
In this conversation, we cover:
AI/LLMs’ outsized influence on software engineering and how we’re using it in our workflows
Design principles that get rediscovered or re-invented with new generations
The extinct mathematics of dirigible (blimp) construction and flight
A few links worth sharing:
Michael’s book, “Working Effectively with Legacy Code”
R7K Research & Conveyance - Michael’s consulting firm
His new book “AI Assisted Programming” is a work-in-progress available on LeanPub
“Where AI Meets Code” — a recent presentation from GOTO Chicago 2024
Be sure to catch Michael at the YOW! conferences if you’re in Australia
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