MAS 028: Greg Wilson

Panel: Charles Max Wood

Guest: Greg Wilson

This week on My Angular Story, Charles speaks with Greg Wilson. Greg first got into programming when he took a computer class in college and realized that he really loved building software. He then went on to help build the world’s first wireless mouse and get a master’s degree in artificial intelligence. They really stress the importance of analytics and discuss many different studies on coding and bugs in today’s episode.

In particular, We dive pretty deep on:

How did you first get into programming?
Originally was a Chemistry major
Graduated with an Engineering degree as a middle ground
Really enjoyed building software
Worked to help build the world’s first wireless mouse
Master’s degree in artificial intelligence
Do you have any experience with Ruby?
He is a Python user
He has been teaching scientists how to program for the past 8-10 years
Analytics are important
Marian Petre: Expertise in software development
Cognitive dimensions framework
Software Design Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think
You don’t need a PhD at all to be successful
Use data to your advantage
Find out what isn’t working and fix that
What are you working on now?
DataCamp
And much, much more!

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