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	Podcast:		Developer On Fire
	Episode:		Episode 080 \| Jared Smith - Check Your Fear At the Door
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:48:36
	Publish Date:		2016-01-03 18:00:00
	Description:		Guest: @ Jared Smith talks with Dave Rael about being motivated by solving real problems, the importance of education, seeking feedback, and the benefits of letting go of fear Jared Smith is a Software Engineer for YCombinator backed One Month, inc. He is passionate about programming and learning all he can about computer science. Everything from DevOps to building awesome software, from how the electrons move through a circuit to how a hard drive writes data. Chapters: 0:27 - Dave introduces the show and Jared Smith 3:41 - Jared's definition of value 6:11 - The things that "light Jared up" 8:30 - "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke 8:57 - How Jared got started in software 12:00 - How Jared became associated with One Month and ultimately employed there 18:51 - Jared's story of failure - infrastructure migration and tackling a problem outside expertise - underestimating the problem 22:55 - Jared's story of success - advancing from a support person to lead developer and transforming an unstable organization to a more modern operation 30:51 - Secretly changing code with authorization is not advisable, but fear is also the enemy 34:26 - Introducing source control, process, practices, and more sanity - using disaster as an opportunity to sell positive changes 37:42 - How Jared learned patterns and practices to introduce to stablize the organization 42:22 - The things that have Jared most excited 43:28 - Jared's greatest sources of pain 46:21 - Jared's top 3 tips for delivering more value 47:43 - Keeping up with Jared Resources: Jared's Blog One Month Clarke's three laws Rahm Emanuel - "Never Let A Good Crisis Go To Waste" Dave Thomas on Developer On Fire DHH on Developer On Fire Six Sigma Code Climate Jared's book recommendation: The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master - Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas Jared's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Listen and and actually hear what people want - listen deeply Seek and get feedback Don't be afraid to iterate, don't be afraid to throw away your code and redo it to get the right solution
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