Urban Legends: What You Code Makes You Who You Are
summary
Argues that tools don't define a coder and gives concrete surprises: Ruby powers more than Rails and is used at companies like logs IO and for Jekyll sites; 80% of servers still run PHP so it's far from dead; Spotify uses Python for a public Boil the Frog playlist API that proves fun algorithms beat labels; airline entertainment runs Linux; Perl and Swift evolve, and simple cross‑pollinated meetups measurably raise attendance and reduce tribalism.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Introduction and speaker background
- 3:21Ruby myths and misconceptions
- 7:13PHP is not dead
- 13:13Java is still powerful
- 14:20Python for fun and science
- 16:49Linux powers airlines
- 18:10Perl is alive and updated
- 19:35Swift and obsolete languages
- 21:01JavaScript frameworks and hype
- 22:47Evolution of coding languages
- 23:49Tech community silos
- 26:37Breaking tech stereotypes
- 28:01Open source vs enterprise myths
- 30:26Ending urban legends in tech
- 32:16Q&A and closing
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