Learning multiple programming languages can make you a better programmer and designer as it helps you think and understand foreign cultures. The weight of five languages is not necessary, the most important is the second language.
At 16, the speaker came up with a deal with her parents to drop out of high school in order to attend a small liberal arts college where her father taught so she could study music and attend conservatory. She also received a scholarship to attend the Juilliard Pre-College Program in New York City.
The podcast discusses the evolution of programming and how it has changed the world. They talk about different levels of abstraction in programming languages, and how even simple programs can lead to grand-scale applications.
The speaker discusses homonyms and confusing words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings, emphasizing the importance of understanding their distinctions.
JavaScript is a powerful language that attracts creative people to build large systems, but it may not be the optimal choice for building huge apps without type systems. However, it can still be the optimal solution in certain cases where there are a lot of factors to consider in the larger system standpoint.
This podcast discusses the melancholic and romanticized nature of Irish music and how it reflects the country's history of suffering and injustice, including the impact of the world wars and broken promises to the people.