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	Podcast:		Developer On Fire
	Episode:		Episode 319 \| John Best - How You Respond
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:44:02
	Publish Date:		2018-03-07 18:00:00
	Description:		Guest: John Best @wintermute21 John Best talks with Dave Rael about limitations, philosophy, DevOps, empathy, and choosing your responses John Best is a .NET Framework specialist for TrackOFF inc, in Baltimore,MD. Prior to TrackOFF, he was a web developer for a number of private companies and government firms across various states, specializing in ASP.NET, MVC, and Angular. Having started programming at 14 in C++, programming and software design have always held a passion for him. John studied Computer Science and Psychology at Kent State University in Ohio and enjoys studying French and Buddhist philosphy in his free time. Chapters: 2:04 - Dave introduces the show and John Best 4:20 - John's interest in philosophy, French, and Buddhism 8:11 - John's physical limitations and choices on how to respond 10:11 - How John got started in software 14:09 - The things that "light John up" 15:02 - John's failure story - getting in over his head early on 19:40 - Humility for software developers 21:15 - John's success story - Improving the lives of the people in his operation 23:45 - How John stays current with what he needs to know 25:02 - John's book recommendations 26:21 - Having a beginner's mind 29:44 - Psychology for developers - using metaphors, balancing what we know with the virtue of the beginner's mind, stress, and empathy 36:32 - The things that have John most excited 39:11 - John's top 3 tips for delivering more value 41:51 - Keeping up with John Resources: Pablo Rivera on Developer On Fire Existentialism Postmodernism Jean-Paul Sartre Albert Camus Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl Cerebral Palsy Larry Wall "I know that I know nothing" - Socrates Neuromancer - William Gibson Dan Coyle on Mixed Mental Arts (where Bryan Callen shares story of Laurence Fishburn and fixing a broken script) John's book recommendation: Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition - Steve McConnell Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice - Shunryu Suzuki John's top 3 tips for delivering more value: If you don't have a system for doing iterative development and releasing quickly, build one Try to find whatever blockers exist in your team and try to resolve them Try to learn as much as you can and try to incorporate that into your workflow
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