Podcast 0506

What makes a successful software developer? We put the question to Eamon Kearns after he completed his first three months with Ericsson.
Kearns qualifed as an Ericsson programmer after earning a degree in software development from Tipperary Institute.
[http://irish.typepad.com/photos/people/eamonkearns.html]

British sailor Ellen MacArthur finished a record-breaking around-the-world sailing trip in her trimaran on February 7th.
Her thoughts at the finishing line paid tribute to her support team and revealed much about her dedication and passion.
[http://irish.typepad.com/irisheyes/2005/02/ellen_macarthur.html]

Malcolm Gladwell puts a big premium on what we see in the blink of an eye.
That's a skill refined by those with an established practise in the visual arts.
Maeve Connolly lectures on visual arts practises and she spoke briefly about the distinctions between folk culture and pop culture.
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Malcolm Gladwell's book Blink explains the initial two-second glance that experts can make to know whether something is going to work.
Gladwell uses technique in his 265-page book that resonates with web developer Feargal McKay.
We caught up with McKay in the Irish Film Institute where he talked about Gladwell's method.
[http://irish.typepad.com/irisheyes/2005/02/blink_by_malcol.html]