Leaning from mistakes is key to progressing. In this episode Ben, Aaron, Kris, and Jon discuss some of our mistakes - like spending too much time designing a feature that isn’t that important, or using channels excessively when first learning Go - and how we learned from them.

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Featuring:

• Kris Brandow – Twitter, GitHub
• Ben Johnson – Twitter, GitHub, Website
• Aaron Schlesinger – Twitter, GitHub, Website
• Jon Calhoun – Twitter, GitHub, Website

Show Notes:

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