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“Most of what you study in school you are highly unlikely to ever use in a job—if you even remember it.” I wish I had asked Bryan about the value of universal education for society…

I also liked these quotes from the original interview, but didn't include them for the sake of brevity: On favorite languages/frameworks: Ruby on Rails, definitely. I just fell in …

Some quotes that didn't make the final edit (but that I liked): On being extreme with finances: Personally, I'm pretty extreme. Every time I spend money, it's like the worst case s…

Not only proving to companies what you know, but knowing what you know yourself: "I think for a long time I wanted to work at a company and do software development in a professiona…

Another clarification: this data only applies to general programming exercises and not domain-specific knowledge. For example, if your role requires bio-informatics knowledge (or M…

"There are a lot of intelligent people out there with skills that are being wasted. They could be making products that are going to further society, in the “greater good” sense. Th…

As someone who just started working at a startup, I definitely resonate with the idea that you learn a lot more quickly and get to operate above your level. Of course, for him that…