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title: Hark – Episode 2, “The Software Paradox”
date: 2016-11-22T15:35:01Z
modified: 2023-01-27T16:42:53Z
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  - Appearances
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timestamp: 2023-01-27T16:42:53Z
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  - Appearances
  - Podcast
---

A podcast by RedMonk
Portland, ME, United States

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In which we sit down with Kent Beck to discuss the Software Paradox, and Kent’s experiences in the software industry, his returns from same and what we would tell young developers about the outlook for the commercial software business.

Host:
[Stephen O’Grady](https://twitter.com/sogrady), RedMonk

Guest:
[Kent Beck](https://twitter.com/kentbeck), Facebook

Podcast Information:
Available on Google Play, iTunes, Pocketcasts and Stitcher. Visit on Soundcloud by going to [hark.tech](http://hark.tech).

Feedback: hark@redmonk.com

Sponsorship: sales@redmonk.com

- [Episode 0, “The Teaser”](https://soundcloud.com/hark-podcast/episode-0-the-teaser-2)
- [Episode 1, “Election Night”](https://soundcloud.com/hark-podcast/episode-1-election-night)
- [Episode 2, “The Software Paradox”](https://soundcloud.com/hark-podcast/episode-2-the-software-paradox)
- [Episode 3, “Getting Medieval on You”](https://soundcloud.com/hark-podcast/episode-3-getting-medieval-on)