My Worst Code Was My Best Code

Explore a humorous and insightful conference talk that delves into the paradoxical nature of coding, where seemingly terrible solutions can unexpectedly become triumphant successes. Learn from Liam Westley's experiences as he recounts bizarre yet effective coding projects from his career, including transforming Corel Draw into a weather map system, managing a UK general election with VB6, creating a database cache on an Access MDB file, manipulating the HTML DOM for ticketing, and utilizing the file system as a messaging queue for major record labels. Gain perspective on how constraints, limited resources, and unconventional approaches can lead to surprisingly successful outcomes in software development. Discover why your worst code might actually be your best work, even if it's not something you'd proudly display on your CV.

My Worst Code Was My Best Code - Liam Westley - NDC Oslo 2023