12 May, 2008 | Written by Vincent Tan

Podcast: Why programmers write stupid code

Need I tell you, again, how my first recording failed abysmally? Probably not. And here I am, doing another audio recording. Plus the fact that I got a new headset and I want to play with it.

To be honest, I learned a few things. I speak quite fast normally, and when my speech gets into recorded form, my words just slurred together. I just think faster than I can write or speak.

Be clear. That was main goal this time. So I spoke slower and slightly louder. I did some post production work and here it is:

Download mp3 [~ 2:40 minutes ~ 1.22 MB]

Noticed that I haven’t said anything about the subject at hand. Well, here’s a synopsis of the recording.

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Courting danger in racing simulations
Why programmers write stupid code

You’ll have to listen to the recording to find out how all 3 points fit together. For the impatient ones out there who just wants to know the final answer, here’s a hint: First word of first four paragraphs.

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