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	Podcast:		Developer On Fire
	Episode:		Episode 122 \| Adam Tornhill - Learn to Learn
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:39:13
	Publish Date:		2016-04-17 19:00:00
	Description:		Guest: Adam Tornhill @adamtornhill Adam Tornhill talks with Dave Rael about broad interests, applying psychology to software, learning and growing, and analysis Adam Tornhill is a programmer that combines degrees in engineering and psychology. He’s the founder of Empear AB where he designs tools for software analysis. He's also the author of Your Code as a Crime Scene, has written the popular Lisp for the Web tutorial and self-published a book on Patterns in C. His other interests include modern history, music and martial arts. Chapters: 0:28 - Dave introduces the show and Adam Tornhill 1:44 - Adam's motivations for studying psychology, rooted in software 3:11 - The history and origin of Your Code as a Crime Scene 5:22 - Empear, Adam's startup - a professional product based on the analysis techniques in Your Code as a Crime Scene 7:15 - Adam's definition of value 8:31 - The things that "light Adam up" 9:35 - Adam's way of selecting language on which to dive deep 10:22 - How Adam got started in software 12:21 - Adam and Tae Kwon Do 14:13 - Adam's story of failure - Technical success without understanding the political climate, thinking the best tech would automatically win 19:13 - Adam's success story - Rethinking the big integration with a rewrite and delivering on a seemingly impossible timeline 23:56 - How Adam stays current with what he needs to know 25:50 - Adam's advice for developers to "learn to learn" 27:28 - Adam's book recommendations 30:18 - The things that have Adam most excited 31:05 - Adam's sources of pain 32:25 - The things about which Adam likes to geek out apart from software 34:26 - Adam's prediction for the future of software 36:15 - Adam's top 3 tips for delivering more value 38:02 - Keeping up with Adam Resources: Adam's Blog Your Code as a Crime Scene: Use Forensic Techniques to Arrest Defects, Bottlenecks, and Bad Design in Your Programs - Adam Tornhill Array Langauges J Programming Language The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master - Andrew Hunt and David Thomas Dave Thomas on Developer On Fire Andy Hunt on Developer On Fire Christin Gorman Developer On Fire American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis You Can't Always Get What You Want Opportunity Cost Processing Scratch You Can Be Busy or Remarkable — But Not Both Adam's book recommendation: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions - Edwin A. Abbott Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) - Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind - Eric R. Kandel Adam's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Learn to learn Explore different fields and disciplines Allow time off for your thoughts
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