yegor256 podcast
Yegor Bugayenko
Software developer at Huawei, founder of Zerocracy, author of Elegant Objects, creator of Zold
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Jan 29, 2019 • 5min
M24: Artificial Intelligence is not a thinking machine, but a powerful calculator
We claim that Zerocracy is an AI bot that is capable of managing people better than a human being. But very often I hear questions: How is it possible to make a computer so smart? Is AI so powerful already? In this morning video I ask you a question: Do you know what AI is? What exactly is happening in that "thinking" machines? Do they really "think" as you expect them to? No, they don't. Just like Zerocracy chatbot doesn't really think, but only does what its algorithms are designed to do. There are no thinking machines in the world, as of yet. And they won't show up in the near future.
The full video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBZcVHc0LNE
Jan 28, 2019 • 15min
M23: Senior developers are the best, but the most difficult to manage, and the most dagnerous
If you need to demonstrate your investors that your software team is working hard on something great, you need a group of junior developers — they are easy to manage and are afraid of going into conflicts. On the other hand, if you need to develop a great product, you need senior developers. However, they are difficult to manage because they prefer to work for themselves, not for you and your project. Will you be able to manage them?
The full video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdrtZIW5JtY
Jan 25, 2019 • 15min
M22: Both full-time hiring and outsourcing will lead your project to failure, Zerocracy won't.
I was asked to explain what Zerocracy is doing exactly, but a potential client of ours. Here is what I managed to create, in just 15 minutes (I wanted to do five, but didn't manage). The bottom line is that full-time hiring and outsourcing are two great recipes for disaster, for a young startup. To the contrary, Zerocracy is a life saver.
The full video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GozQCUH2D0I
Jan 24, 2019 • 9min
M21: Junior developers are not a good fit for microtasking, they simply can't keep up.
Very often I hear people saying that microtasking is only suitable for junior developers, who are ready to work like "coding monkeys", while professional senior programmers can't do that. That's a mistake. Junior developer simply can't do microtasking, because it's stressful and complex. It's something that only experienced programmers can do right and make money out of it.
The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pHUx-ISrS8
Jan 23, 2019 • 7min
M20: Reporting bugs and deciding whether they should be fixed are two separate acticitives!
The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3bjFXFRsI8
Jan 22, 2019 • 10min
M19: Want to pay-by-result? You have to do microtasking first, otherwise nothing will work.
The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHeXxLdGqqI
Jan 21, 2019 • 4min
M18: Writing unit tests or not is not the decision project makes, it's your professional choice
The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF0xMjyKdKk
Jan 18, 2019 • 7min
M17: Algorithm-driven mining doesn't make a cryptocurrency more democratic, but less transparent
The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77pWgn_JVRk
Jan 17, 2019 • 5min
M16: You either report bugs or implement features. You can't do any of that? You are out.
The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ppWQCCT8zE
Jan 16, 2019 • 3min
M1: Your enthusiasm may only harm the project if you can't deliver it incrementally
The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMJNz9AWbQE
