Episode 35
How Programmers Think and Learn with Prof. Felienne Hermans
In this episode, I talk to Felienne Hermans, who is an associate professor at the University of Leiden and researches how developers think and learn. We talk about: - why it is so hard to read and understand code, - her book "The developer's brain", - how we can learn easier to program, - techniques to understand complex code quicker, - how a shared vocabulary can help teams, not only during code reviews - and her process to write a book developers will love.
February 2, 202150m 1s
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Show Notes
Today’s episode is sponsored by ConfigCat – your favorite feature flag management tool to release more frequently with fewer risks!
Links:
- Felienne's Twitter
- The Programmer Brain
- Django Girls website
- Michaela's code review workshops
- Code Review Book
Topics
software comprehensionlearning programmingunderstanding softwarefelienne hermanslearning how to codecognitive sciencethe programmer's brainreading codecode reviews