A teammate mentioned the idea of connascense and it reminded me of when our dear friend, Jim Weirich, pulled a fantastic bait-and-switch at the 2009 acts_as_conference (a #Rails-focused conf) to present “The Grand Unified Theory of Software Development,” and goes on to deliver a brilliant talk, including the principle of #connascence.

#Ruby #SoftwareEngineering

https://youtu.be/NLT7Qcn_PmI?si=G0tz91Qu7J5tqNXO

@stevenharman that was such a great talk
@jasonkarns It’s on my short list of “required” talks to introduce folks to.
@stevenharman I'm curious, what are some other talks on your short list?