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	Podcast:		Developer On Fire
	Episode:		Episode 163 \| Eric Elliott - Purpose And Impact
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:47:18
	Publish Date:		2016-09-07 19:00:00
	Description:		Guest: Eric Elliott @_ericelliott Eric Elliott talks with Dave Rael about having a purpose, career transitions, coding, and caring Eric Elliott is the author of "Programming JavaScript Applications" (O'Reilly). He has contributed to software experiences for Adobe, Zumba Fitness,The Wall Street Journal, BBC, and many popular music artists. He teaches hundreds of students JavaScript at https://ericelliottjs.com. He spends most of his time in the San Francisco Bay Area with the most beautiful woman in the world. Chapters: 0:57 - Dave introduces the show and Eric Elliott 2:19 - Eric's personal and business relationship with his wife 4:31 - The documentary on which Eric is working with his wife: Programming Literacy 7:45 - How Eric got exposed to computing and programming as a child 10:17 - Eric's path to JavaScript 14:24 - Eric's business and the timeless and practical focus of the education he provides 18:43 - The things that "light Eric up" 19:49 - "I'm not going to say that writing software is easy because it's not, but it's easy to get started. It's easy to learn the basics. I'ts easy to take one step at a time into becoming a professional software developer as long as you're talking one step at a time and not trying to take over the world over night." 20:59 - Eric's story of failure - From successful music blog and creative work to couch surfing due to market collapse without having hedged bets 23:40 - The reasons being a programmer is a great career 25:43 - Eric's success story - becoming a source of learning for passing skills on to the next generation of coders 26:50 - Eric's thoughts on having "made it" 27:45 - How Eric stays current with what he needs to know 31:41 - Eric's book recommendations 32:46 - JavaScript and the influence of other languages 36:35 - The things that have Eric most excited 41:01 - Eric's causes of pain and suffering - homelessness - including his motivation and his taking of action in trying to address the problem 42:34 - Eric's top 3 tips for delivering value 45:28 - Keeping up with Eric Resources: Eric's Medium Blog: JavaScript Scene Eric's Courses Programming JavaScript Applications: Robust Web Architecture with Node, HTML5, and Modern JS Libraries - Eric Elliott @JS_Cheerleader Programming Literacy - Documentary Hosted By Eric jshomes jshomes in more depth (please watch the video embedded here) Bill Scott Click Trails Courses by Dan Abramov Dr. Axel Rauschmayer Dr. Axel Rauschmayer's Blog: 2ality Exploring ES6: Upgrade to the next version of JavaScript - Dr. Axel Rauschmayer Speaking JavaScript: An In-Depth Guide for Programmers - Dr. Axel Rauschmayer Blockchain ARPANET Delivery drone Neat video medical application of drones Eric's book recommendation: 12 Books Every JavaScript Developer Should Read The Software Developer’s Library: A Treasure Trove of Books for People Who Love Code Eric's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Use Test-Driven Development Think about the value you're delivering - have it front and center on your mind Measure stuff and measure the right and not the wrong stuff
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