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The Pentagon Wars
A satirical film that offers a direct and often humorous look at the critical importance of Quality Assurance and thorough testing in large-scale projects. It illustrates the real-world consequences of design flaws, inadequate testing, and bureaucratic pressures, making it highly relevant for understanding QA fundamentals.
Silicon Valley
A comedy series focused on a group of startup engineers navigating tech industry challenges, fundraising, and strategic leadership, offering insights into startup culture and tech management.
Silicon Valley - Founder Friendly (Season 3, Episode 7)
Richard Hendricks is fired as CEO of Pied Piper and faces the critical decision whether to accept a diminished role as CTO or leave the company. This scenario reflects the common Fractional CTO challenge of shifting from being the main visionary or technical lead to a more strategic, advisory, and operational role within a company.
Silicon Valley - Minimum Viable Product (Season 1, Episode 1)
The first episode of the comedy series 'Silicon Valley', introducing the concept of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and the challenges of building a software startup. While not explicitly about testing, it provides a humorous and relatable context for the importance of quality assurance in software development.
Silicon Valley (TV series)
A satirical comedy series about six young programmers who are trying to make their way in Silicon Valley. The series explores the challenges of strategic leadership, client management, and business operations in a tech startup context.
Free In-Person English Tutoring at Neighbors Link (Mount Kisco - Thursday)
Join free in-person ESL tutoring sessions at the Neighbors Link Mount Kisco center with volunteer tutors from the local community. This is a great opportunity to practice English in a supportive peer learning environment.
Free In-Person English Tutoring at Neighbors Link (Ossining - Wednesday)
Join free in-person ESL tutoring sessions at the Neighbors Link Ossining center with volunteer tutors from the local community. This is a great opportunity to practice English in a supportive peer learning environment.
Silicon Valley - Season 1, Episode 6: Third Party Insourcing
A satirical series exploring the world of software development, startup culture, and the challenges of deploying code. This episode, 'Third Party Insourcing,' specifically delves into cloud deployment, automated infrastructure, and rapid development under pressure, offering a humorous yet insightful look into concepts related to CI/CD pipelines.
Silicon Valley
A comedy-drama series that follows a group of software engineers and their startup, Pied Piper. It offers authentic exposure to tech startup culture, project management, and the challenges developers face—perfect for understanding team dynamics, startup hurdles, and coding-centric problem-solving.
Rebecca J. Hogue
Educator, instructional designer, and expert in distributed learning and educational technology. Creator of educational content on online learning, self-determined learning (heutagogy), and faculty development.
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