{"id":6736,"date":"2019-03-04T02:23:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T02:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/04\/geecon-2012-kevlin-henney-cool-code\/"},"modified":"2019-03-04T02:23:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T02:23:24","slug":"geecon-2012-kevlin-henney-cool-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/04\/geecon-2012-kevlin-henney-cool-code\/","title":{"rendered":"GeeCON 2012: Kevlin Henney &#8211; Cool Code"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/44792649?color=00adef\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>Conference closing keynote<\/p>\n<p>In most disciplines built on skill and knowledge, from art to architecture, from creative writing to structural engineering, there is a strong emphasis on studying existing work. 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