E25: There is only one Beej Jorgensen
05/17/25 • 50 min
Brian "Beej Jorgensen" Hall joins Oz and Charlie to dive into the joy and art of learning computer science. It's all here - achieving flow, "How to Solve It" by Polya, self-publishing guides/books on the web, Beej's take on AI and coding, and, of course, the origin of the "Beej Jorgensen" moniker.
Shownotes:
- Beej's website: https://beej.us/
- Beej's guide to learning computer science: https://beej.us/guide/bglcs/
- Hacker News post on Charlie's short story about a giant diamond asteroid
Brian "Beej Jorgensen" Hall joins Oz and Charlie to dive into the joy and art of learning computer science. It's all here - achieving flow, "How to Solve It" by Polya, self-publishing guides/books on the web, Beej's take on AI and coding, and, of course, the origin of the "Beej Jorgensen" moniker.
Shownotes:
- Beej's website: https://beej.us/
- Beej's guide to learning computer science: https://beej.us/guide/bglcs/
- Hacker News post on Charlie's short story about a giant diamond asteroid
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E24: When is binge learning better than consistency?
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