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The Power of Positive Intent in Software Engineering
The founder of Anaconda, Travis Oliphant, discusses the importance of projecting positive intent in software engineering projects and in life, pointing out the benefits of filling "in the gaps with the good, with the best, with the positive, with the hopeful."
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The importance of having critics is emphasized, while acknowledging the challenge of dealing with people who may have bad intentions.
1:39:13 - 1:40:07 (00:54)
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The importance of having critics is emphasized, while acknowledging the challenge of dealing with people who may have bad intentions.
ChapterThe Power of Positive Intent in Software Engineering
Episode#224 – Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker encourages to fill in the gaps of imperfect information with positive stories and intent about other people, as most of the times they are good and have good intentions.
1:40:07 - 1:41:42 (01:34)
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The speaker encourages to fill in the gaps of imperfect information with positive stories and intent about other people, as most of the times they are good and have good intentions.
ChapterThe Power of Positive Intent in Software Engineering
Episode#224 – Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The gap between computer science Python developers and array programming developers or science developers is a real issue that needs addressing.
1:41:42 - 1:43:06 (01:24)
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The gap between computer science Python developers and array programming developers or science developers is a real issue that needs addressing. To be effective as a group of people in a software engineering project, everyone needs to listen, understand, and explain their point of view in a way that all parties can understand.