Talmudic Gems For Rails Developers
summary
Ancient Talmudic rulings map to practical habits: concrete claims include havruta as peer programming, 100 repetitions as consistency that makes skills automatic, and writing or blogging to force clear explanations. Ethics get specific prescriptions — apply the parable of the ship and the maxim not your duty to finish the work but neither to neglect it to product impact and liability. Examples include Rabbi Akiva stories, a 1977 intercom anecdote, error messages treated as a debugging tool, and Rails PRs for inclusive language.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 5:44What Is The Talmud?
- 7:42Concentration and Maintaining Context
- 12:44And Acquire For Yourself A Companion
- 37:18It is not your duty to finish the work, but
