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	Podcast:		Developer On Fire
	Episode:		Episode 179 \| Eric Torreborre - Effects, Specs
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:43:37
	Publish Date:		2016-11-02 19:00:00
	Description:		Guest: Eric Torreborre @etorreborre Eric Torreborre talks with Dave Rael about the world, family, functional programming, and understanding Eric Torreborre is a backend Scala developer working for Zalando, in Germany. After having been a long-time follower of the OO cult he has now become a FP devotee. His main open-source project, specs2, is a testing library for Scala and has been an incredible learning ground for him. When he finally learns something, he tries to spread the knowledge around at conferences or meetups. He will be talking about using the Eff monad for structuring micro-services at Scala eXchange in London in December 2016. Chapters: 0:57 - Dave introduces the show and Eric Torreborre 4:52 - Leadership roles and preferences 5:55 - Motivated to learn Scala and the beginning of specs2 10:50 - specs2 - why Eric created it and what it is 13:35 - The things that "light Eric up" 15:04 - How Eric got started in software 17:35 - Eric's path to functional programming 21:54 - Advice for getting exposed to functional programming 23:30 - Eric's story of failure - Designing a systems with layers of complexity that couldn't scale - combining reads and writes 26:45 - Eric's success story - specs2, creating something useful and getting a lot of feedback - meeting people 27:43 - Negative feedback, building for yourself, and questioning the motives and intentions of others 29:35 - Eric's family and having kids living in very different places 31:17 - How Eric stays current with what he needs to know 33:15 - The value of books 34:18 - Eric's book recommendation 36:41 - The things that have Eric most excited 38:05 - Eric's sources of pain and suffering 39:46 - The things about which Eric likes to geek out 41:26 - Eric's top 3 tips for delivering more value 42:48 - Keeping up with Eric Resources: specs2 The Essence of the Iterator Pattern - Jeremy Gibbons and Bruno C. d. S. Oliveira Eric's Blog Post on The Essence of the Iterator Pattern Dave Thomas on Developer On Fire Andy Hunt on Developer On Fire Eric's Talk - The Eff Monad - One Monad to Rule Them All Embedding effect systems in Haskell John De Goes on Developer On Fire Scott Hanselman on Developer On Fire Eric's Practical Eff Monad for Microservices Talk at Scala eXchange 2016 Eric's book recommendation: The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master - Andrew Hunt Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition) - Tom DeMarco The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition) - Frederick P. Brooks Jr. The Leprechauns of Software Engineering Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity - David Allen Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers (Collins Business Essentials) - Geoffrey A. Moore Eric's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Take care of your body Stay curious and try things Find people that complement you and your abilities
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