Understanding Software: Max Kanat-Alexander on simplicity, coding, and how to suck less as a programmer

In Understanding Software, Max Kanat-Alexander, Technical Lead for Code Health at Google, shows you how to bring simplicity back to computer programming. Max explains to you why programmers suck, and how to suck less as a programmer. There's just too much complex stuff in the world. Complex stuff can't be used, and it breaks too easily. Complexity is stupid. Simplicity is smart.



Understanding Software covers many areas of programming, from how to write simple code to profound insights into p...