Welcome to Catalyst, the Launch by NTT DATA Podcast. Catalyst is an ongoing discussion for digital leaders dissatisfied with the status quo and optimistic about what’s possible through smart technology and great people. In this studio we believe in shipping software over slideware, that fast will follow smooth, and aiming to create digital experiences that move millions is a worthy pursuit.
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episode 161: Learning to Code to Understand Technology | A Conversation with Andrew Smith
Why Go In?: On today’s episode of Track Changes, Rich and Paul sit down with Andrew Smith, a journalist and writer who recently learned to code. We talk about following curiosity, and learning to program in a world where almost everything we interact with is mediated by code. We discuss Andrew’s pivot from writing about music and culture, to technology and high-finance, and dissect what that says about our lives today. We also get some insight into Andrew’s most recent research into the kids who ran the internet through 1995 - 2000 (Spoiler: the reasons behind the dot-com crash are a sham!).
LINKS
Andrew Smith https://andrewsmithauthor.com/splash/
Andrew on twitter https://twitter.com/wiresmith?lang=en
Moon Dust : In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth https://www.amazon.com/Moondust-Search-Men-Fell-Earth-ebook/dp/B005EJKRDM
Douglas Rushkoff https://rushkoff.com/
Real Player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealPlayer
Quincy Larson https://twitter.com/ossia
Free Code Camp https://www.freecodecamp.org/