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	Podcast:		Developer On Fire
	Episode:		Episode 049 \| Dave Thomas - Programmer First
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:54:22
	Publish Date:		2015-10-20 19:00:00
	Description:		Guest: Dave Thomas @pragdave Dave Thomas talks with Dave Rael about new ways of thinking that shake things up, a history of delivery, balance in doing vs delegating, and escaping local maxima Dave Thomas is recognized internationally as an expert who develops high-quality software–accurate and highly flexible systems. He helped write the now-famous Agile Manifesto, and regularly speaks on new ways of producing software. He is the author of many books, including the best selling The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master. He's probably responsible for bringing Ruby to attention of Western developers with the book Programming Ruby and was one of the first adopters of Rails. He's a programmer, trainer, author, speaker, and publisher. Chapters: 0:28 - Dave Rael introduces the show and DaveThomas 2:24 - Timeshare of work on programming vs publishing, training, conferences, etc. 3:41 - Dave's longevity in software and the types of machines and software over the decades 5:28 - Change in software - more cycle than evolution 10:21 - The reasons we do the things we do 12:47 - Dave's infatuation with languages and early encounters with Ruby - the appeal of Ruby and dynamic typing 18:18 - Dave and Andy and creating executable specifications 20:04 - Turning from a book about executable specifications to a book about Ruby 20:44 - Interaction with Matz and other early Rubyists 22:44 - Becoming an accidental publisher and the tool chain 25:38 - The story of shipping books from the garage - "How hard can this be?" 29:51 - The balance in doing things on your own and delegating the things that aren't what you do best 33:44 - How Dave stays current with the things he needs to know - "The Rule of Three" 34:55 - Dave's experience of Elixir and finding new and interesting things 36:46 - "We're doing it wrong right now, and I don't know what right means." 36:59 - Trying to find better ways of doing things - breaking out of the local maximum - learning something truly new and assessing 39:33 - The things about which Dave likes to geek about apart from software 41:07 - Dave's prediction for the furture of software 47:18 - "Moving from being the Dilbert people to being the people that are going to revolutionize the plant" 47:32 - Dave's top 3 tips for delivering more value 53:42 - Keeping up with Dave 54:03 - Farewell Resources: Dave's Blog The Pragmatic Bookshelf The Pragmatic Programmer Amazon's Dave Thomas Page Go To Statement Considered Harmful - Edgar Dijkstra Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto - creator of the Ruby Programming Language Addison-Wesley Admiral Ackbar - "It's a Trap!" Monty Python - Fish License Don't Confuse Dave's Rule of Three with the Sith Rule of Two Elixir Phoenix Framework .NET Rocks Automated Driving Geek Out Dave's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Ask people Become the customer first Have courage
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