How to Have a Bad Career – David Patterson (2016) [video]

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Renowned computer scientist David Patterson came to Mountain View to provide advice that, as he puts it, "I wish I had been given at the start of my career." An entertaining and engaging presenter, Prof. Patterson takes us through a number of tongue-in-cheek examples of how to sink a career in academics and elsewhere. He also provides great tips on how how to steer clear of these mistakes and build a career that is both successful and satisfying. David Patterson wrote the book Computer Archite