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title: "Monktoberfest 2016: Bryan Cantrill - Oral Tradition in Software Engineering"
date: 2016-11-18T00:01:23Z
modified: 2017-02-20T18:01:05Z
permalink: "https://redmonk.com/videos/monktoberfest-bryan-cantrill-oral-tradition-in-software-engineering/"
type: video
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 725
series:
  - Monktoberfest 2016
channel:
  - RedMonk Tech Events
featured_image: "https://redmonk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Bryan-Cantrlll-Thumbnail.jpg"
timestamp: 2017-02-20T18:01:05Z
tags:
  - Monktoberfest 2016
  - RedMonk Tech Events
---

From ‘Jingle Bells Batman Smells’ to ‘Real Programmers Write in FORTRAN,’ [Bryan Cantrill](https://twitter.com/bcantrill) dives into how we share our collective knowledge and how we pass wisdom to future generations. He advocates for writing software with future generations in mind.