Success From Software Engineering Failures - Interview With Alex Lau
August 7, 2025
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In this video, I got to sit down with Alex Lau to discuss his book, his almost-accidental success in public speaking, and how he continues to grow from his failures in software engineering.
On failures, most people shy away from them. We keep them secret. Failing is bad. Except... failing is one of the very best ways that we can learn and improve -- and Alex has set out to help others know that they can learn from failures.
And on public speaking -- you know I always say how important communication is in software engineering! Let Alex also remind you!
Thanks for the chat, Alex!